Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Asian History 2
3. Table of Contents 5
4. List of Diagrams, Graphs, Images, Maps, and Tables 7
5. Acknowledgements 9
6. 1. Pondicherry in the French Empire during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 11
7. 2. Contextualizing Pondicherry within the French Empire and the Indian Subcontinent 21
8. 3. Inclusive and Exclusive Visions of Citizenship in French India 49
9. 4. Education and Army 99
10. 5. The Art of Petitioning in a Colonial Setting 151
11. 6. From Electoral Politics to Expansion of Rights and National Independence 193
12. Bibliography 233
13. Index 245