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The Penguin 1857 Reader
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Author : Pramod K. Nayar
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 2007
The Penguin 1857 Reader written by Pramod K. Nayar and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with India categories.
However Infamous The Conduct Of The Sepoys, It Is Only The Reflex, In A Concentrated Form, Of England S Own Conduct In India . . . Karl Marx 1857 Was A Defining Moment In The History Of The British Empire. As Native Troops In India Rebelled Against Their Colonial Masters And Were Joined By A Large Number Of Local Chiefs, Civilians And Princes, The Empire Almost Lost Its Most Prized Territory. A Hundred And Fifty Years Later, Scholars, Academics And Historians Still Argue About The Exact Nature Of The Uprising And The Appropriate Nomenclature For It: The First War Of Independence, The Great Indian Mutiny, The Sepoy Rebellion. Debates Still Rage Over Its Causes. Did It Really Originate From A Dispute Over Greased Cartridges? Was It Premeditated? Not Surprisingly, The Uprising Attracted Both Local And Global Attention And Produced A Massive Archive Of Documents. The Penguin 1857 Reader Depicts The Historic Event From Various Perspectives: English, Indian, European And American. Through A Selection Of Documents Of The Time, It Provides Glimpses Into The Actions Across Northern India, Maps The Contours Of Dissent Against The Raj And Explores The Immediate Responses To The Upheaval In India And Outside. Included Here Are Numerous Newspaper And Magazine Accounts In Leading English And American Papers, Chronicles Of British And Indian Men And Women Who Witnessed The Turmoil, Intelligence Reports And Narratives Of Soldiers, The British Administration S Responses, The Opinions Of Karl Marx, Lord Macaulay And Mark Twain, British Views On The Rani Of Jhansi And Nana Saheb, And Mirza Ghalib S Moving Narration In His Diaries And The Historic Trial Of Bahadur Shah Zafar. With A Scholarly And Comprehensive Introduction, This Reader Captures The Many Dimensions Of One Of The Most Momentous Episodes In The History Of The Indian Subcontinent.
Doolally Sahib And The Black Zamindar
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Author : M. J. Akbar
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-02-04
Doolally Sahib And The Black Zamindar written by M. J. Akbar and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-04 with History categories.
In July 1765 Robert Clive, in a letter to Sir Francis Sykes, compared Gomorrah favourably to Calcutta, then capital of British India. He wrote: 'I will pronounce Calcutta to be one of the most wicked places in the Universe.' Drawing upon the letters, memoirs and journals of traders, travellers, bureaucrats, officials, officers and the occasional bishop, Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar is a chronicle of racial relations between Indians and their last foreign invaders, sometimes infuriating but always compelling. A multitude of vignettes, combined with insight and analysis, reveal the deeply ingrained conviction of 'white superiority' that shaped this history. How deep this conviction was is best illustrated by the fact that the British abandoned a large community of their own children because they were born of Indian mothers. The British took pride in being outsiders, even as their exploitative revenue policy turned periodic drought and famine into horrific catastrophes, killing impoverished Indians in millions. There were also marvellous and heart-warming exceptions in this extraordinary panorama, people who transcended racial prejudice and served as a reminder of what might have been had the British made India a second home and merged with its culture instead of treating it as a fortune-hunter's turf. The power was indisputable-the British had lost just one out of 18 wars between 1757 and 1857. Defeated repeatedly on the battlefield, Indians found innovative and amusing ways of giving expression to resentment in household skirmishes, social mores and economic subversion. When Indians tried to imitate the sahibs, they turned into caricatures; when they absorbed the best that the British brought with them, the confluence was positive and productive. But for the most part, subject and ruler lived parallel lives. From the celebrated writer of the bestselling Gandhi's Hinduism: the Struggle Against Jinnah's Islam comes this extensively researched and utterly engrossing book, which is easy to pick up and difficult to put down.
India After The 1857 Revolt
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Author : M. Christhu Doss
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-11-23
India After The 1857 Revolt written by M. Christhu Doss and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-23 with History categories.
Weaving together the varied and complex strands of anti-colonial nationalism into one compact narrative, Christhu Doss takes an incisive look at the deeper and wider historical process of decolonization in India. In India after the 1857 Revolt, Doss brings together some of the most cutting-edge thoughts by challenging the cultural project of colonialism and critically examining the multi-dimensional aspects of decolonization during and after the 1857 revolt. He demonstrates that the deep-rooted popular discontent among the Indian masses followed by the revolt generated a distinctive form of decolonization movement—redemptive nationalism that challenged both the supremacy of the British Raj and the cultural imperatives of the controversial proselytizing missionary agencies. Doss argues that the quests for decolonization (of mind) that got triggered by the revolt were further intensified by the Indocentric national education; the historic Chicago discourse of Swami Vivekananda; the nonviolent anti-colonial struggles of Mahatma Gandhi; the seditious political activism displayed by the Western Gandhian missionary satyagrahis; and the de-Westernization endeavours of the sandwiched Indian Christian nationalists. A compelling read for historians, political scientists and sociologists, it is refreshingly an indispensable guide to all those who are interested in anticolonial struggles and decolonization movements worldwide.
The Great Uprising
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Author : Pramod Knayar
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2007-05-09
The Great Uprising written by Pramod Knayar and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-09 with Literary Collections categories.
‘The punishment for Mutiny,’ said John Nicholson, Commander of the Movable Column, ‘is death’. As India marks 150 years of the 1857 Uprising, this meticulously researched and vivid work recounts a time both tragic and compelling. Many-staged and many-charactered, this volume searches for the key issues, causes and effects, figures and developments that culminated in the massacres of Cawnpore, Satichaura and Bibighar, the ensuing counter-massacres, and the gory retribution dealt out by the British on their subjects. Beginning with an account of the state of the British Raj in 1857, Pramod Nayar moves on the ‘A Gathering Storm’, the strife that led to the Uprising, ‘The Summer of Discontent’, recounting the Mutiny, ‘The Retreat of the Native’ which tells us how the British won back lost ground, and ‘The Raj Rises Again’, explaining the repercussions the Mutiny had on the administrative plans of the empire. He also delves into the real causes of the Uprising, more complex than what conventional history upholds. Detailed descriptions of the Mutiny’s main figures, including Henry Lawrence, John Nicholson, Lord Canning, Nana Sahib, the Rani of Jhansi, and the tragic king of Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zafar, are interspersed with quotes, facts and anecdotes that reanimate the past. An overview and analysis of the Mutiny is flavoured with references to the literature of the time and includes an appendix on how the events of 1857 influenced European literary imagination. Kanpur and Jhansi, violence and counter-violence, heroism and savagery – this every-person’s guide to 1857 captures the most tumultuous years of British India and re-enacts the drama of the first stirrings of nationalism.
The 1857 Indian Uprising And The Politics Of Commemoration
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Author : Sebastian Raj Pender
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-05-05
The 1857 Indian Uprising And The Politics Of Commemoration written by Sebastian Raj Pender and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-05 with History categories.
An innovative study using the commemoration of 1857 as a prism through which to explore 150 years of Indian history.
An Abc Of Queen Victoria S Empire
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Author : Antoinette Burton
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-01-12
An Abc Of Queen Victoria S Empire written by Antoinette Burton and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-12 with History categories.
An ABC of Queen Victoria's Empire offers a provocative rewriting of Mrs. Ernest Ames' ABCs for Baby Patriots (1899). Whimsically illustrated for the nursery or primary school child, Ames' book demonstrates how deeply imperialism reached into popular culture during Victoria's reign. This book presents a rather darker view of Victoria's empire, beginning with the wars in Afghanistan and ending with Zam-Zammeh, the large-bore cannon that Kipling's hero sat astride at the opening of his 1901 novel, Kim. It signposts some of the key events, concepts, places and people that shaped the turbulent ground of empire across the long 19th century, providing a serious counterweight to the notion of imperial conquest as child's play. With each letter accompanied by a crisp yet historically nuanced account of its subject, this unique account is the perfect primer for students taking courses on global, imperial and British history.
Eight Days
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Author : R. E. Forrest
language : en
Publisher: D C Books
Release Date : 2013
Eight Days written by R. E. Forrest and has been published by D C Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Fiction categories.
The ""First War of Indian Independence' or the Mutiny' was a turning point in the history of both India and Britain. Indians and Britons had their own perspectives on the events. A heroic struggle against the British or the conspiracy of disloyal natives? These novels from the 19th and early 20th century England capture the anger, anxiety and anguish of the crucial years, 1857- 1858, when the Raj trembled in the face of the advancing sepoys, as the authors sought to understand the 'uprising' and their own roles in the making native dissent.
In The Heart Of The Storm
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Author : Maxwell Gray
language : en
Publisher: D C Books
Release Date : 2013
In The Heart Of The Storm written by Maxwell Gray and has been published by D C Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Fiction categories.
The ""First War of Indian Independence' or the Mutiny' was a turning point in the history of both India and Britain. Indians and Britons had their own perspectives on the events. A heroic struggle against the British or the conspiracy of disloyal natives? These novels from the 19th and early 20th century England capture the anger, anxiety and anguish of the crucial years, 1857- 1858, when the Raj trembled in the face of the advancing sepoys, as the authors sought to understand the 'uprising' and their own roles in the making native dissent.
Lost In The Jungle
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Author : Augusta Marryat
language : en
Publisher: D C Books
Release Date : 2013
Lost In The Jungle written by Augusta Marryat and has been published by D C Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Fiction categories.
The'First War of Indian Independence' or the 'Mutiny' was a turning point in the history of both India and Britain. Indians and Britons had their own prespectives on the events .A heroic struggle againt the British or the conspirancy of disloyal natives? These novels from the 19th and early 20th centuary England capture the anger, anxiety and anguish of the crucial years,1857-1858,when the Raj trembled in the face of the advancing sepoys, as the authors sought to understand the 'uprising' and their own roles in the making of native dissent.
Brave Girl
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Author : Alice F. Jackson
language : en
Publisher: D C Books
Release Date : 2013
Brave Girl written by Alice F. Jackson and has been published by D C Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Fiction categories.
The ""First War of Indian Independence' or the Mutiny' was a turning point in the history of both India and Britain. Indians and Britons had their own perspectives on the events. A heroic struggle against the British or the conspiracy of disloyal natives? These novels from the 19th and early 20th century England capture the anger, anxiety and anguish of the crucial years, 1857- 1858, when the Raj trembled in the face of the advancing sepoys, as the authors sought to understand the 'uprising' and their own roles in the making native dissent.