A comprehensive history of the Seychelles, this volume traces its periods of colonization by France and Britain, the immobile years of the 20th century, the granting of independence in 1976, and the social changes precipitated by tourism in the late-1990s.
Prisons and prisoners in modernising Latin America (1800-1940) / Carlos Aguirre -- The shadow of rule : colonial power and modern punishment in Africa / Florence Bernault -- Regulation, reform and resistance in the Middle Eastern prison / Anthony Gorman -- India : the contested …
The Last King in India is the story of an extraordinary man whose memory still divides opinion sharply today. Was he, as the British described him, a debauched ruler who spent his time with ""fiddlers, eunuchs and women' instead of running the kingdom? Or, as most Indians believ…
