Author: David J. F. NewallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The Highlands of India: Strategically considered, with special reference to their colonization as reserve circles, military, industrial, and sanitary
Author: David J. F. NewallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British LibrarySubject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years 1881-1900
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Colonial Institute
Author: Royal Empire Society. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
Book Description
Sikkim
Author: Andrew DuffPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 0857902458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
A history of larger-than-life characters and the demise of the tiny Himalayan kingdom nestled between India and China. This is the true story of Sikkim, a tiny Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas that survived the end of the British Empire only to be annexed by India in 1975.It tells the remarkable tale of Thondup Namgyal, the last King of Sikkim, and his American wife, Hope Cooke, thrust unwittingly into the spotlight as they sought support for Sikkim’s independence after their “fairytale” wedding in 1963. As tensions between India and China spilled over into war in the Himalayas, Sikkim became a pawn in the Cold War in Asia during the 1960s and 1970s. Rumors circulated that Hope was a CIA spy. Meanwhile, a shadowy Scottish adventuress, the Kazini of Chakung, married to Sikkim’s leading political figure, coordinated opposition to the Palace. As the world’s major powers jostled for regional supremacy during the early 1970s, Sikkim and its ruling family never stood a chance. On the eve of declaring an emergency across India, Indira Gandhi outwitted everyone to bring down the curtain on the 300-year-old Namgyal dynasty. Based on interviews and archive research, as well as a retracing of a journey the author's grandfather made in 1922, this is a thrilling, romantic, and informative glimpse of a real-life Shangri-La. Praise for Sikkim “A remarkable piece of detective work…. Fascinating human stories…a very valuable addition to how the Cold War played out in South Asia, and to the history of the foreign policies of China, India, and the U.S.” —Michael Burleigh, author of The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
The Foreign Office List and Diplomatic and Consular Year Book
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, British
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The Colonial Office List for ...
Author: Great Britain. Colonial OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Cavalry instruction, course of lectures
Author: Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Baron Baden-Powell of GilwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cavalry drill and tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Supplement to the Catalogue of the Free Public Library, Sydney, Reference Department
Author: Free Public Library (Sydney, N.S.W. Reference DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A Dictionary of the Isle of Wight Dialect and of Provincialisms Used in the Island
Author: William Henry LongPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description