In 1845 an expedition led by Sir John Franklin vanished in the Canadian Arctic. The enduring obsession with the Franklin mystery, and in particular Inuit inform
Not just a method of crime control or individual punishment in Britain's African territories, the death penalty was an integral aspect of colonial networks of p
Despite recent research, the 19th-century history of domestic service in empire and its wider implications is underexplored. This book sheds new light on servan
Investigating the history of vagrants in colonial Australia and New Zealand, this book provides insights into the histories and identities of marginalised peopl
Across Colonial Lines takes a multi-perspective approach to the study of empire and commodities, and encourages readers to look at commodity histories in altern