Godina izdanja: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Knjiga istražuje istoriju „Velike indijske žive ograde“, ogromne barijere koju su Britanci izgradili u 19. veku.
Ograda je izgrađena radi sprovođenja poreza na so, protezala se skoro 4.000 kilometara i bila je čuvana od strane hiljada vojnika.
One of the strangest and least-known structures of colonial history, the Great Hedge of India was a 3,700 km-long barrier built by the British in the early 19th century—not to stop armies, but to enforce a salt tax.
Stretching across the Indian subcontinent, this living hedge of thorny bushes and custom posts was designed to stop people from collecting salt from the sea and evading the heavily taxed British monopoly.
Salt was a daily necessity, but under British rule it became a symbol of control—and resistance.
The Great Hedge was eventually abandoned by the late 1800s, and today, few traces remain. But it’s a stark reminder of how colonial power reached into the most ordinary aspects of life—right down to a pinch of salt.