Author: David J. F. NewallPublisher:
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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 : 402
Book Description
The Magic Mountains
Author: Dane KennedyPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520311000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Perched among peaks that loom over heat-shimmering plains, hill stations remain among the most curious monuments to the British colonial presence in India. In this engaging and meticulously researched study, Dane Kennedy explores the development and history of the hill stations of the raj. He shows that these cloud-enshrouded havens were sites of both refuge and surveillance for British expatriates: sanctuaries from the harsh climate as well as an alien culture; artificial environments where colonial rulers could nurture, educate, and reproduce themselves; commanding heights from which orders could be issued with an Olympian authority. Kennedy charts the symbolic and sociopolitical functions of the hill stations over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arguing that these highland communities became much more significant to the British colonial government than mere places for rest and play. Particularly after the revolt of 1857, they became headquarters for colonial political and military authorities. In addition, the hill stations provided employment to countless Indians who worked as porters, merchants, government clerks, domestics, and carpenters. The isolation of British authorities at the hill stations reflected the paradoxical character of the British raj itself, Kennedy argues. While attempting to control its subjects, it remained aloof from Indian society. Ironically, as more Indians were drawn to these mountain areas for work, and later for vacation, the carefully guarded boundaries between the British and their subjects eroded. Kennedy argues that after the turn of the century, the hill stations were increasingly incorporated into the landscape of Indian social and cultural life. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996.
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:
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Colonial Institute
Author: Royal Empire Society. LibraryPublisher:
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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:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description