SEA 4: quick research assignments

These links - from university websites - provide some background which may hopefully illuminate the facts behind this history-rich novel. Summarize (or include some key points from) the linked material in your post and comment on how it affects the way you see the story (if it does). In class, I'll ask you to say a few words about the topic.

Hannah: the Ganges River.
Anna: the practice of sati (click "next page" to read all pages).
Will: overview of Hinduism (by the classic scholar of religion Huston Smith).
Karol: article on the ship's destination, Mauritius, and the slave trade there. The article is a bit technical, but has some points of interest.
Dan: timeline of the opium trade and a piece on the opium trade in China.
Jason: the worship of Krishna.
Joseph: a piece in the London Times about the Maharajas.
Rachel: a piece about the untouchables.
Jane: a simple and short piece on caste and reincarnation (click through to read all pages).
Michael: general history of opium (click through to read all pages).
Eidia: a piece on the Lascars.

You may, of course, want to read other links that were not assigned to you. In class, Will will lead us through the next section of Sea.