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The Great Uprising in India, 1857-58
Rosie Llewellyn-Jones
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Description for The Great Uprising in India, 1857-58
Hardcover. Covers the events of 1857-58 in India through a series of stories. This title covers topics including, the murder of the British Resident in the princely state of Kotah; Indians who opposed the Mutiny, and suffered at the hands of the 'mutineers'; and a small, but significant, number of Europeans who fought with the Indians against the British. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 264 pages, 19 black and white,. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
The events of the 1857-8 uprising in India as seen through the eyes of British and Indian eye-witnesses, giving a vivid picture of life in the midst of what one called 'the wind of madness.' A volume in the Worlds of the East India Company series, edited by Huw Bowen The events of 1857-58 in India are seen here through a series of untold stories which show that they were much more complex than hitherto thought.Drawing on sources in Britain and India, including contemporary East India Company records, together with oral memories from India illustrated with a ... Read more
The events of the 1857-8 uprising in India as seen through the eyes of British and Indian eye-witnesses, giving a vivid picture of life in the midst of what one called 'the wind of madness.' A volume in the Worlds of the East India Company series, edited by Huw Bowen The events of 1857-58 in India are seen here through a series of untold stories which show that they were much more complex than hitherto thought.Drawing on sources in Britain and India, including contemporary East India Company records, together with oral memories from India illustrated with a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843833048
SKU
V9781843833048
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for The Great Uprising in India, 1857-58
Full of fascinating information and engagingly written. HUGH PURCELL,
HISTORY TODAY
[An] original and less Anglo-centric view of history.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
[An] eminently readable book. [.] Even those familiar with the well worn stories of the 1857-58 period will, I think, find much of interest here that will be new to them. Highly recommended.
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HISTORY TODAY
[An] original and less Anglo-centric view of history.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
[An] eminently readable book. [.] Even those familiar with the well worn stories of the 1857-58 period will, I think, find much of interest here that will be new to them. Highly recommended.
DURBAR ... Read more