Vaidik Aparna. Imperial Andamans Colonial Encounter and Island History

Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. — 301 p.List of Illustrations
List of Maps
List of Tables
List of AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsThe Island Problematic
Colonial encounter and cannibalism discourse
Cannibalism: within and without
Narrativizing conquest
Colonizing the Bay
The eighteenth century: island politics of the Eastern Indian Ocean
The mid-nineteenth century Indian Ocean theatre
Becoming a convict colony
Reclaiming the Wild
Remote islands
Dreaded tropicana
Ferocious anthropophagi
Redemptive Space
Voyage as penal sacrament
Existence as punishment
Dungeon for felons
Labour – The Grand Desideratum
Organizing work and labour
Engaging non-convicts
Working the ‘savage’
Myriad Andamans
Isles of torture
A pregnable fortress
A haven for illicit activities
A dream-like paradise
The silent isles
The Andamans are my home?
Muktitirth Andaman
Island Colony and the Penal Settlement
Debating the mode of colonization
Changing context – 1919–1921
The ‘quasi-penal’ settlement
Conclusion: Colonial Encounter and Island History
Notes