This volume brings together seminal writings on the rebellion of 1857, including out-of-print tracts to provide a comprehensive picture of the rebellion. It discusses all major debates related to the rebellion and outlines changes in historiography from the imperialist and nationalist interpretations to popular uprisings, adivasi protests, and mentalities involved. The editor's introduction deals with the debates and the historiography while raising new questions and potential research areas. The selection has essays from very prominent historians like Eric Stokes, Christopher Bayly, Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Tapti Roy, Rajat K. Ray and others. This book is a part of the prestigious Debates in Indian History and Society series. The debates and themes volumes in general have been very popular among the students and teachers and are being used as teaching tools for undergraduate and post-graduate courses in history at many universities.
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Imprint
OUP India
Publication Year
2010
Dimensions
Width
19 mm
Height
215 mm
Length
140 mm
Depth
0.98
Weight
344 gr
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DETAILED ANALYSIS ON THE REVOLT OF 1857
The book "THE 1857 REBELLION" is a collection of essays written by different historians, and edited by historian and Prof. Biswamoy Pati. It deals mainly with the 'nature' and 'character' of the revolt. The most striking aspect of this work is that it contains a chronological historiography of the event, starting from Charles Ball and Kaye, who were contemporaries of that time to R.C. Majumdar and S.B. Chaudhuri, the nationalist historians, and ending with the most recent views of eminent his...