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Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857 8
Contributor(s): Malleson, George Bruce (Author), Kaye, John (Author)

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 ISBN: 1108023274     ISBN-13: 9781108023276
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $46.54  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia - India & South Asia
Dewey: 954.031
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (1.14 lbs) 410 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Indian
- Cultural Region - Asian
 
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Publisher Description:
This six-volume History of the Indian Mutiny was first produced in 1890 by Colonel George Malleson (1825-1898), who combined Sir John Kaye's History of the Sepoy War in India with his own later work. Kaye (1814-1876) was a prolific writer of biography and history who started the Calcutta Review in 1844. His use of first-hand evidence, collected from personal and professional contacts, supports (perhaps predictably) his assertion that the rebellion is a story of British 'national character', and the narrative is illustrated with biographical and personal anecdotes. Malleson's contributions however are derived from his controversial 'Red Pamphlet' (1857) and other writings, in which he is unafraid to criticise or praise British troops and administration as the occasion demands. Volume 5 narrates the ending of the Mutiny, concluding, as Kaye had initially proposed, that the events of the period illustrate British strength of character and fortitude.
 
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