HIST 339 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mau Mau Uprising, Postcolonialism, Mary Prince
14 Oct 2018
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Therefore, to break it down imperial captives means one being held under the control of their own state, in this case british soldiers. 18th century there was a great expansion of the british military manpower. 1815 colley notes every british regular soldier could expect to spend half, and often two-thirds of his career in imperial postings," (313): colley asked important questions such as when a soldier is confined for years to. Non-european locations without any provision for home leaves, how were ordinary british soldiers to be prevented from becoming irremediably changed in the process? (313). She discusses how their own sense of nationality becomes compromised and their own sanity even deteriorates which is important factor to take note of. Furthermore, what else i found interesting was when colley stated not only was the empire trying to control the indigenous populations but also.
