Andrea Major 
Sovereignty and Social Reform in India [EPUB ebook] 
British Colonialism and the Campaign against Sati, 1830-1860

This book offers an important reinterpretation of major themes of sovereignty, authority and social reform in colonial South Asian history. Focusing on the British prohibition of sati in 1829, the author shows how the debates that preceded this legislation have effectively set the terms of post-colonial debates about sati, as well as more generally defining the parameters of British involvement in Indian social and religious issues.