Peril, Pestilence, and Perfidy: The Making of Colonial Lucknow, 1856-1877

When the British recaptured Lucknow after the Mutiny and Rebellion of 1857, they set about reconsolidating their power in Oudh. They devoted the next two decades perfecting a system of political, economic, and social control that would make future mutinies impossible. Their experience during the siege had been traumatic: they found that the city was almost impossible to defend because of its labyrinthine layout, and the general treachery of the "natives" and European fatalities from disease were staggering. In short, the strategically unsafe, disease-ridden, and hostile city had to be transformed into an environment that would be conducive to colonial occupation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Oldenburg, Veena Talwar

• History, Modern

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8018193

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/67353