Research Catalog

Title

The Indian Rebellion, 1857-1859 : a short history with documents / James Frey.

Author

Frey, James

Publication

Indianapolis : Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., [2020]

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Details

Description

xxxvii, 186 pages : illustrations, maps; 22 cm.

Summary

"Frey's concise and readable history of the Indian Rebellion is an excellent introduction to one of the most important wars of the nineteenth century. The rebellion lasted more than a year and pitted broad sections of north Indian society against the British East India Company. British victory consolidated colonial rule that would only be dislodged by twentieth-century nationalist movements. Frey provides a crystal-clear account of the causes, principal events, and consequences of the rebellion. Equally importantly, he deftly discusses why the rebellion remains controversial. Well-chosen documents add texture to the analysis. This is the best short history of the rebellion in print."--Ian Barrow, Middlebury College

Series Statement

Passages : key moments in history

Uniform Title

Passages (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Subject

• 1857-1858
• India > History > Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858
• India > History > Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858 > Sources
• India

Genre/Form

• Sources.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Glossary -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Maps -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Company Raj and the Causes of the Rebellion -- Chapter Two: Mutiny and Rebellion in Hindustan -- Conclusion: Consequences and Historiography -- Documents -- 1. Chapattis, Farmans, and Rumors -- 2. Mysterious Chapattis -- 3. "A Harvest of Revolt." -- 4. "Are We Conquerors . . . or Are We Not?" -- 5. An Indian Official's Critique of the Raj -- 6. "The Fat of Pigs and Cows." -- 7. An Inquiry into the Enfield Cartridge
• 8. A Loyalist Sepoy's Insights -- 9. The "Mangal Pandey" Incident -- 10. Dalhousie and Nana Sahib -- 11. The Annexation of Awadh -- 12. The 3rd Light Cavalry's Protest -- 13. Mutiny at Meerut, May 10, 1857 -- 14. A Spy's Account of the Rising at Delhi -- 15. Bahadur Shah, Reluctant Rebel King? -- 16. Sir Henry Lawrence in Awadh -- 17. Behind the Rebel Lines at Delhi -- 18. Preparing for the Worst at Lucknow -- 19. The Fears of the People -- 20. The Unraveling of the Raj -- 21. A Massacre of Sepoy Fugitives -- 22. Chaos Behind the Rebel Lines -- 23. Nunna Nawab's Account
• 24. The Massacre at Sati Chaura Ghat -- 25. The Massacre at the Bibigarh -- 26. Hazrat Mahal and Birjis Qadr -- 27. Hazrat Mahal's Appeal to Awadh -- 28. The Siege at Lucknow -- 29. A Rebel's Description of the Siege -- 30. A Spymaster's View of the Rebellion -- 31. The Rebel Defense of Delhi -- 32. The Rani and a Rebel Council of War -- 33. Hazrat Mahal's Rejoinder -- 34"Confession of a Female Pandey" -- Select Bibliography -- Index

Call Number

JFD 21-2361

ISBN

• 9781624669033
• 1624669034
• 9781624669040
• 1624669042

OCLC

1178905863

Author

Frey, James, author.

Title

The Indian Rebellion, 1857-1859 : a short history with documents / James Frey.

Publisher

Indianapolis : Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., [2020]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Passages : key moments in history

Passages (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1857-1858

Research Call Number

JFD 21-2361