Book Review: Exile in Colonial Asia: kings, convicts, commemoration (ed. Ronit Ricci)

• Main Author: Ahmad, Siti Nuraishah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department of English Language and Literature, KIRKHS International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: DS Asia; PI Oriental languages and literatures
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/61627/1/1089-2023-1-SM%20Exile%20in%20Colonial%20Asia%20Review%20Asiatic%5BVol%2011_2%5D.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/61627/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/asiatic/index.php/AJELL/article/view/1090/779

The essays in Exile in Colonial Asia: Kings, Convicts, Commemoration, edited by Ronit Ricci, are the result of a workshop held at the Australian National University in 2013. They examine the many experiences, practices and outcomes of exile in colonial Asia, spanning a period between the 16th century and the early 20th century, over a vast geographical space. The outstanding feature of this volume is the multiple approaches to the subject of exile – literary, anthropological and historical; textual analysis, archival research and fieldwork – which makes it an engaging read.