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Zafar and the Raj

Author : Amar Farooqui
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789380607733
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Zafar and the Raj written by Amar Farooqui and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zafar and the Raj is a study of the formative phase of the history of colonial Delhi, a phase that from its duality, social and political, may be referred to as Anglo-Mughal. From 1803 onwards there were actually two centres of authority in the imperial city: the Residency and the Palace. The competing influence of the Palace determined the manner in which colonial authority was established in Delhi-and marked the limits of this authority. Simultaneously, the association of the Mughal emperor's name with Delhi, combined with the participation in fin-de-si

Zafar and the Raj

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ISBN 13 : 9789355721389
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Zafar and the Raj written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Mughal

Author : William Dalrymple
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408806886
Total Pages : 819 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Last Mughal written by William Dalrymple and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-08-17 with total page 819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE DUFF COOPER MEMORIAL PRIZE | LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 'Indispensable reading on both India and the Empire' Daily Telegraph 'Brims with life, colour and complexity . . . outstanding' Evening Standard 'A compulsively readable masterpiece' Brian Urquhart, The New York Review of Books A stunning and bloody history of nineteenth-century India and the reign of the Last Mughal. In May 1857 India's flourishing capital became the centre of the bloodiest rebellion the British Empire had ever faced. Once a city of cultural brilliance and learning, Delhi was reduced to a battered, empty ruin, and its ruler – Bahadur Shah Zafar II, the last of the Great Mughals – was thrown into exile. The Siege of Delhi was the Raj's Stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreat. The Last Mughal tells the story of the doomed Mughal capital, its tragic destruction, and the individuals caught up in one of the most terrible upheavals in history, as an army mutiny was transformed into the largest anti-colonial uprising to take place anywhere in the world in the entire course of the nineteenth century.

Ranis And The Raj

Author : Queeny Pradhan
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9354927327
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book Ranis And The Raj written by Queeny Pradhan and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2022-10-28 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally, history has been telling us the stories of kings. In the long tradition of history writing, his-story has always dominated over her-story. Though queens evoke a sense of romance and their stories are told like fairy tales, it is common enough to find that these stories end in tragedy. In India's history, not all queens are remembered today. Some are celebrated; while others have been almost ignored by historians. In Ranis and the Raj, Queeny Pradhan has selected six queens. All the six queens are fromthe nineteenth century and have faced the British Raj, the East India Company and the Crown. From the Rani of Sirmur, who was the earliest to deal with theBritish authorities, to Rani Chennamma, Rani Jindan, Begum Zeenat Mahal, Rani Lakshmi Bai, to the Sikkim Queen from the 1860s to 1890s, Pradhan has attempted to carve an engrossing historical narrative for each of these important figures in Indian history. Unlike the biographical convention in traditional history writing, theresearch in this book can be placed in the realm of 'microhistory'. The life stories of these queens are fragmented due to the 'silences' and 'invisibilization' in political history of the time, and this book aims to fill these gaps.

The Sovereign, Subject and Colonial Justice

Author : K. C. Yadav
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000787141
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Sovereign, Subject and Colonial Justice written by K. C. Yadav and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume analyzes the trial of Bahadur Shah, a watershed moment in the 19th-century colonial history of India. The trial of Bahadur Shah raises the contentious issue of sovereignty – trial of Emperor Bahadur Shah, de jure power by de facto claimant to power, the English East India Company. There has been a lot of confusion and controversy over the trial ever since the proceedings began – its main architects could not define if it really was a juristic trial, a court of enquiry, a court-martial, or a general enquiry? This book sheds light on this event through the original, unprinted manuscript of the Trial at the end of the uprising of the 1857. It critically investigates the trial, mainly its architecture, grammar, functioning, and findings from historical, political, and juridical perspectives to determine, as far as possible, the actual position of Emperor Bahadur Shah, his strengths, and his weaknesses. Further, it examines the Rebellion of 1857, particularly in Delhi, and Bahadur Shah’s role therein. A key reading on justice in colonial history, this volume will be of interest to researchers and scholars of colonial and imperial history, modern history, political theory, and South Asia studies. It will also be of great interest to general readers interested in learning about the colonization of India by the British and its commercial arm East India Company.

Banished potentates

Author : Robert Aldrich
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526113430
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Banished potentates written by Robert Aldrich and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the overthrow and exile of Napoleon in 1815 is a familiar episode in modern history, it is not well known that just a few months later, British colonisers toppled and banished the last king in Ceylon. Beginning with that case, this volume examines the deposition and exile of indigenous monarchs by the British and French – with examples in India, Burma, Malaysia, Vietnam, Madagascar, Tunisia and Morocco – from the early nineteenth century down to the eve of decolonisation. It argues that removal of native sovereigns, and sometimes abolition of dynasties, provided a powerful strategy used by colonisers, though European overlords were seldom capable of quelling resistance in the conquered countries, or of effacing the memory of local monarchies and the legacies they left behind.

Subalterns and Raj

Author : Crispin Bates
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134513828
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Subalterns and Raj written by Crispin Bates and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-16 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subalterns and Raj presents a unique introductory history of India with an account that begins before the period of British rule, and pursues the continuities within that history up to the present day. Its coverage ranges from Mughal India to post-independence Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, with a focus on the ‘ordinary’ people of India and South Asia. Subalterns and Raj examines overlooked issues in Indian social history and highlights controversies between historians. Taking an iconoclastic approach to the elites of South Asia since independence, it is critical of the colonial regime that went before them. This book is a stimulating and controversial read and, with a detailed guide to further reading and end-of-chapter bibliographies, it is an excellent guide for all students of the Indian subcontinent.

East & West

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book East & West written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Siege of Delhi

Author : Amarpal Singh
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445682362
Total Pages : 817 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book The Siege of Delhi written by Amarpal Singh and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A forensic look into the Sepoy rebellion at Meerut in 1857 and the three-month siege and capture of Delhi which followed.

Self and Sovereignty

Author : Ayesha Jalal
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134599382
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Self and Sovereignty written by Ayesha Jalal and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self and Sovereignty surveys the role of individual Muslim men and women within India and Pakistan from 1850 through to decolonisation and the partition period. Commencing in colonial times, this book explores and interprets the historical processes through which the perception of the Muslim individual and the community of Islam has been reconfigured over time. Self and Sovereignty examines the relationship between Islam and nationalism and the individual, regional, class and cultural differences that have shaped the discourse and politics of Muslim identity. As well as fascinating discussion of political and religious movements, culture and art, this book includes analysis of: * press, poetry and politics in late nineteenth century India * the politics of language and identity - Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi * Muslim identity, cultural differnce and nationalism * the Punjab and the politics of Union and Disunion * the creation of Pakistan Covering a period of immense upheaval and sometimes devastating violence, this work is an important and enlightening insight into the history of Muslims in South Asia.

Essays on Modern India

Author : Raj Kumar
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9788171416905
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book Essays on Modern India written by Raj Kumar and published by Discovery Publishing House. This book was released on 2003 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: Introduction, India s Agony, Rammohun Roy, Macaulay s Educational Minutes, Swami Dayanand Saraswati his Life and Works, The Mysore-Maratha Relations, Annie Besant s Political Ideology in India, The Rowlatt Satyagraha of 1919, England and India, The Gurukul Kangri as an Experiment in National Education, Working Class Consciousness in Colonial India, Colonialism and Nationalists.

The Chaos of Empire

Author : Jon Wilson
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1610392949
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Chaos of Empire written by Jon Wilson and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular image of the British Raj-an era of efficient but officious governors, sycophantic local functionaries, doting amahs, blisteringly hot days and torrid nights-chronicled by Forster and Kipling is a glamorous, nostalgic, but entirely fictitious. In this dramatic revisionist history, Jon Wilson upends the carefully sanitized image of unity, order, and success to reveal an empire rooted far more in violence than in virtue, far more in chaos than in control. Through the lives of administrators, soldiers, and subjects-both British and Indian-The Chaos of Empire traces Britain's imperial rule from the East India Company's first transactions in the 1600s to Indian Independence in 1947. The Raj was the most public demonstration of a state's ability to project power far from home, and its perceived success was used to justify interventions around the world in the years that followed. But the Raj's institutions-from law courts to railway lines-were designed to protect British power without benefiting the people they ruled. This self-serving and careless governance resulted in an impoverished people and a stifled society, not a glorious Indian empire. Jon Wilson's new portrait of a much-mythologized era finally and convincingly proves that the story of benign British triumph was a carefully concocted fiction, here thoroughly and totally debunked.

Community, Faith, and Resistance

Author : Sk Sagir Ali
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040222889
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Community, Faith, and Resistance written by Sk Sagir Ali and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-11-28 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at texts produced before and after 9/11 by novelists with Muslim backgrounds in Britain. It delves into the ways in which the politics of representation have changed in the wake of 9/11 and highlights the conflicts that arise in these coming-of-age narratives between the demands of a liberal individualist lifestyle and those of community, family, and faith. Drawing on the works of Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi, Nadeem Aslam, Qaisra Shahraz, Leila Aboulela, Robin Yassin-Kassab, Zia Haider Rahman, and Ahdaf Soueif, Community, Faith, and Resistance discusses how these authors distinguish between Islam as a religion and Islam as a culture and negotiate complex themes of religion, representation, recognition, and secularism in their works. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers, particularly those focused on literature, politics, cultural studies, South Asian studies, Islamic studies, and decolonial studies, providing valuable insights and fostering deeper understanding in these disciplines.

A People's History of India 23: The Establishment of British Rule, 1757-1813

Author : Amar Farooqui
Publisher : Tulika Books
ISBN 13 : 9789382381747
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book A People's History of India 23: The Establishment of British Rule, 1757-1813 written by Amar Farooqui and published by Tulika Books. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the establishment and expansion of British rule from the Carnatic Wars and the Battle of Plassey to the enactment of the Charter Act of 1813, which divested the East India Company of its monopoly over the commerce with England, and this opened the chapter of India's 'de-industrialization' through free trade. The monograph examines the military and other causes of British success and the cost of that success that the Indian people had to bear. A long chapter is devoted to the construction of British colonial administration, from which all Indian elements were, by stages, weeded out. Extracts from sources enliven the narrative; and there are important notes on military technology, the 'subsidiary alliance' system, organization of the Company's 'civil service' and the construction of 'colonial knowledge' about India.

Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum

Author : British Museum. Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum written by British Museum. Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great Cities

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744053889
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Great Cities written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the social and cultural history of 100 of the world’s most important cities. This illustrated history book provides a fascinating insight into the events, movements, and people throughout history who have shaped the cities where we live. Written in a “biography” format, it offers a rich historical overview of each featured city, brought to vivid life with beautiful imagery. Inside the pages of this visual guide, discover: • The story behind each city — how it was established, critical moments in its development and why it is considered historically significant. • The different types of cities, from the centers of ancient and lost civilizations and great river cities to planned cities and modern metropolises. • Beautiful illustrations with large-scale reproductions of paintings, photographs, maps and other artifacts. • Stunning images of city life and key moments in history are complemented by close-ups of revealing details and feature panels that provide additional context. From the ancient to the modern, get under the skin of what made cities like Persepolis, Paris, Vienna, Prague, Amsterdam, Tokyo and Dubai tick. This lavish book is about more than history — it explores the art, architecture, commerce and politics of the great civilizations throughout history. Great Cities provides a unique window into how cities have become markers of human progress. Explore which ancient civilization founded the precursor to Mexico City, why Venice was the gateway to the East, what the Belle Epoque was and which city was the first to build sewers. It’s the perfect gift for armchair explorers interested in history, geography and the arts.

The Indian Army and the End of the Raj

Author : Daniel Marston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521899753
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book The Indian Army and the End of the Raj written by Daniel Marston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique examination of the role of the Indian army in post-World War II India in the run-up to Partition. Daniel Marston draws upon extensive archival research and interviews with veterans of the events of 1947 to provide fresh insight into the final days of the British Raj.