Shaswati Mazumdar, Insurgent Sepoys. Europe views the Revolt of 1857
The main goal of this book is to obviate to “the lack of attention to the international dimensions of the [1857] revolt” (p. 4). As such, it offers “a first look at some of these European responses” (ibid.) and has the merit of adopting a very wide lens, affording considerable attention to novelist...
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lenguaje: | Anglais |
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Belphégor
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumario: | The main goal of this book is to obviate to “the lack of attention to the international dimensions of the [1857] revolt” (p. 4). As such, it offers “a first look at some of these European responses” (ibid.) and has the merit of adopting a very wide lens, affording considerable attention to novelistic interpretations of the events – often intended for a mass audience – that until recent times would have been considered unworthy as objects of serious academic study. The result is a fascinating... |
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