Colonial rule, Christianity and socio-cultural (dis)continuities among the Sumi Naga by Angelova, I

Conservative politics and Whig colonial government, 1830–41 by Middleton, A

“…This article explores Conservative critiques of Whig colonial rule in the 1830s. Its case is that imperial administrative and constitutional issues occupied a more prominent place in the Tories’ politics of opposition during the ‘decade of Reform’ than historians have assumed. …”

Britain and the Paraguayan Dictatorship, c. 1820–1840 by Middleton, A

“…But the region was widely discussed, and raised distinctive issues about republican government, the effects of colonial rule, and the operation of absolute power. This article examines how the British debated the autarchic dictatorship erected in newly independent Paraguay. …”

Pirs and politics in Punjab, 1937-2013 by Malik, A, Malik, T

“…We find striking long-run continuities in the initial configuration of religion, land and politics fostered during colonial rule and embodied in political shrines. Exploring possible mechanisms of this persistence, we emphasize the role of shifting political alliances, repeated military interventions, marital ties among shrine elites and preservation of political brokerage. …”

Expressing entitlement in Colonial Algeria: Villagers, medical doctors, and the State in the early 20th Century by Clark, H

“…This article expands our understanding of state-society interactions in rural Algeria under French colonial rule, focusing specifically on villagers in the eastern department of Constantine. …”

Africa's revolutionary nineteenth century and the idea of the 'scramble' by Reid, R

“…European expansion into Africa was characterized by an aggressive dynamism, and millions of Africans experienced profound crisis in the process of the establishment of colonial rule. Yet Africa’s revolutionary nineteenth century was both driven by, and culminated in, complex processes of co-option on the part of Africans and Europeans. …”

Remaking the Mosaic: Religious Leaders and Secular Borders in the Colonial Levant by Henley, A

“…Yet it ironically disguises the extent to which the region’s religious geography was reimagined by colonial rule. Principles of religious freedom and minority rights combined with a perception of ‘oriental religions’ to create a unique and powerful place for religious leaders to govern. …”

Rabies as a public health concern in India – a historical perspective by Radhakrishnan, S, Vanak, AT, Nouvellet, P, Donnelly, CA

“…As a result of these efforts, rabies no longer posed a significant threat to the British, and it declined in administrative and public health priorities in India towards the end of colonial rule—a decline that has yet to be reversed in modern-day India. …”

Disaster aid? Mapping historical responses to volcanic eruptions from 1800–2000 in the English-speaking Eastern Caribbean: their role in creating vulnerabilities by Barclay, J, Robertson, R, Scarlett, JP, Pyle, DM, Armijos, MT

“…Vincent to explore the role that British colonial rule in the past and near past (1800–2000) has played in response to and recovery from hazardous events, and in turn, the influence that the nature of the hazards has on these responses. …”

Tuberculosis, housing and the colonial state: Hong Kong, 1900-1950 by Jones, M

“…As Tak-Wing Ngo has argued, the 'dominant' view of colonial rule in Hong Kong is one of a state which governed through 'a deliberate policy of indirect rule - a combination of economic laissez-faire and political non-intervention'. …”

The contentious politics of nationalism and the anti‐naturalization campaign in Tunisia, 1932–1933 by Barrie, C

“…Rather than taking anti‐colonial nationalism as an inevitable response to the imposition of colonial rule, the account offered here insists that it is an outcome to be explained. …”

The ethnographic archive and the poetics of history: revisiting Godfrey Lienhardt’s archive by Cormack, ZT

“…The songs he transcribed offer perspectives on life under colonial rule that are often occluded in the documentary and ethnographic record (including Lienhardt’s own writing). …”

Celebrating power in everyday life: the administration of law and the public sphere in colonial Tanzania, 1890-1914 by Deutsch, J

“…The council members deliberated the most mundane aspects of colonial rule. Yet the meetings also dealt with more substantive issues, such as the administration of law in the district, local political affairs or the latest public decree from the Governor in Dar es Salaam. …”

Continuity or change? (in)direct rule in British and French Colonial Africa by Muller-Crepon, C

“…Current political order in Africa is often linked to legacies of colonialism, in particular to legacies of indirect colonial rule. However, evidence about the application of indirect rule is scarce. …”

Diseases of city life and One of Our Conquerors by Shuttleworth, S

“…Moving between the intricate processes of sub-conscious thought at one level, and reflections on colonial rule at another, it explores the breakdown of control, from personal to political, and the loss of dominion over self or Other. …”