Book summary:
Hul! Hul!: The Suppression of the Santal Rebellion in Bengal, 1855 is a meticulously researched historical study of the Santal uprising against British colonial rule in eastern India. Peter Stanley reconstructs the causes, course, and brutal suppression of the rebellion, highlighting how exploitation by colonial authorities, moneylenders, and landlords pushed the Santal community to revolt. The book examines the military response of the East India Company and exposes the violence, racial attitudes, and administrative failures that characterized colonial governance. By centering Indigenous resistance and lived experience, Hul! Hul! offers a powerful corrective to conventional colonial narratives and restores the rebellion’s significance in Indian and imperial history.
About the author:
Peter Stanley is an Australian military historian and curator renowned for his work on colonial warfare, Indigenous resistance, and the British Empire. Formerly a senior historian at the Australian War Memorial and later at the University of New South Wales, Stanley has authored numerous influential books on imperial and military history. His scholarship is noted for its rigorous archival research and its commitment to examining war from multiple perspectives, particularly those of colonized and marginalized communities.
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