Prophets of rebellion : millenarian protest movements against the European colonial order / Michael Adas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adas, Michael, 1943-

Series:

Studies in comparative world history.

Studies in comparative world history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colonies--Case studies.

Colonies.

Indigenous peoples--Case studies.

Indigenous peoples.

Government, Resistance to--Case studies.

Government, Resistance to.

Millennialism--Case studies.

Millennialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1979.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Adas explores the relationship between millenarianism and violent protest by focusing on five case studies representing a wide range of social, political, and economic systems. The rebellions examined are: Netherlands East Indies (1825-30), New Zealand (c. 1864-67), Central India (1895-1900), German East Africa (1903-6), and Burma (1930-32). Arranged topically to emphasize comparative patterns, the study analyzes causes, leaders, organization, failure, and the impact on the individual society. Originally published in 1979.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: Contexts for Five Rebellions; Dutch Advance and the Slow Death of Mataram: The Java War of 1825-1830; The End of Maori Isolation and the Pai Maire Movement in New Zealand, 1864-c. 1867; The Mundas and the Birsa Rising in Chota Nagpur (East-Central India), 1899-1900; A Century of Upheavals and the Maji Maji Rebellion in German East Africa (Tanzania), 1905-1906; Laissez-faire Colonialism in British Burma and the Saya San Rebellion of 1930-1932; Variations and Common Themes

TWO: Causes for Revolt: Colonial Transformations and Relative Deprivation Colonial Bureaucracies and Elite Displacement; A Question of Legitimacy; Displacement, Legitimacy, and Relative Deprivation; Making the Colonies Pay: Land, Labor, and Taxation; Extraction, Ethnic Hostility, and Relative Deprivation; THREE: An Absence of Alternatives; Unresponsive Bureaucracies; The Failure of Constitutional Agitation; No Refuge in Christ; FOUR: Prophets and Millenarian Visions; Five Prophets and the Promise of Salvation; DIPANAGARA: PRINCE AND SAVIOR-KING

SAYA SAN: FROM NATIONALIST AGITATOR TO FUTURE BUDDHA KINJIKITILE: ORACLE OF REBELLION; BIRSA: MUNDA PRODIGY; TE UA HAUMENE: PROPHET OF PEACE; The Roles of Prophets and Millennial Visions; FIVE: Toward Violence: Abortive Repression and the Rise of Secondary Leaders; Precipitants of Rebellion; Commanders for the Holy Wars; SIX: Mobilization: Symbol and Ritual, Talisman and Sympathetic Magic; Disaster and Rumors: Setting the Stage for Revolt; The Quest for Legitimacy; Rituals for Solidarity and Battle; Talismans; Sympathetic Magic; Forcible Recruitment

The Rationality of Millennial Solutions and Magical Techniques SEVEN: Rebellion, Suppression, and Impact; Rebellion; Suppression; Impact; EIGHT: Prophetic Rebellion as a Type of Social Protest; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index.

ISBN:

9798890874788

9781469610023

1469610027

OCLC:

826854685