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Pages : 780
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Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
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Languages : en
Pages : 780
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The Travels of Dean Mahomet
Author: Dean Mahomet
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520918517
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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This unusual study combines two books in one: the 1794 autobiographical travel narrative of an Indian, Dean Mahomet, recalling his years as camp-follower, servant, and subaltern officer in the East India Company's army (1769 to 1784); and Michael H. Fisher's portrayal of Mahomet's sojourn as an insider/outsider in India, Ireland, and England. Emigrating to Britain and living there for over half a century, Mahomet started what was probably the first Indian restaurant in England and then enjoyed a distinguished career as a practitioner of "oriental" medicine, i.e., therapeutic massage and herbal steam bath, in London and the seaside resort of Brighton. This is a fascinating account of life in late eighteenth-century India—the first book written in English by an Indian—framed by a mini-biography of a remarkably versatile entrepreneur. Travels presents an Indian's view of the British conquest of India and conveys the vital role taken by Indians in the colonial process, especially as they negotiated relations with Britons both in the colonial periphery and the imperial metropole. Connoisseurs of unusual travel narratives, historians of England, Ireland, and British India, as well as literary scholars of autobiography and colonial discourse will find much in this book. But it also offers an engaging biography of a resourceful, multidimensional individual.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520918517
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This unusual study combines two books in one: the 1794 autobiographical travel narrative of an Indian, Dean Mahomet, recalling his years as camp-follower, servant, and subaltern officer in the East India Company's army (1769 to 1784); and Michael H. Fisher's portrayal of Mahomet's sojourn as an insider/outsider in India, Ireland, and England. Emigrating to Britain and living there for over half a century, Mahomet started what was probably the first Indian restaurant in England and then enjoyed a distinguished career as a practitioner of "oriental" medicine, i.e., therapeutic massage and herbal steam bath, in London and the seaside resort of Brighton. This is a fascinating account of life in late eighteenth-century India—the first book written in English by an Indian—framed by a mini-biography of a remarkably versatile entrepreneur. Travels presents an Indian's view of the British conquest of India and conveys the vital role taken by Indians in the colonial process, especially as they negotiated relations with Britons both in the colonial periphery and the imperial metropole. Connoisseurs of unusual travel narratives, historians of England, Ireland, and British India, as well as literary scholars of autobiography and colonial discourse will find much in this book. But it also offers an engaging biography of a resourceful, multidimensional individual.
The East India Company, 1784-1834
Author: Patrick J. N. Tuck
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415155243
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415155243
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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A History of the Indian Medical Service
Author: Dirom Grey Crawford
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Calcutta in Colonial Transition
Author: Ranjit Sen
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0429576110
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
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This book brings home the story of how three clustered villages grew into a primate city, in which a garrison town, a port city and the capital of an empire merged into one entity—Calcutta. This and its companion volume Birth of a Colonial City examine the geopolitical factors that were significant in securing Calcutta's position in the light of growing influence of the East India Company and subsequently the British Empire. A definitive history of Calcutta in its nascent years, this book discusses the challenges of city-planning, the de-industrialization at the hands of British imperialists, the catastrophic fall of the Union Bank, the advent of British capital, and the rise of the Bengali business enterprise in the colonial era. It also underlines how Calcutta facilitated the development of a political consciousness and the pivotal political and cultural role it played when the movement for independence took hold in the country. This volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern South Asian history, British Studies, city and area studies.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0429576110
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
This book brings home the story of how three clustered villages grew into a primate city, in which a garrison town, a port city and the capital of an empire merged into one entity—Calcutta. This and its companion volume Birth of a Colonial City examine the geopolitical factors that were significant in securing Calcutta's position in the light of growing influence of the East India Company and subsequently the British Empire. A definitive history of Calcutta in its nascent years, this book discusses the challenges of city-planning, the de-industrialization at the hands of British imperialists, the catastrophic fall of the Union Bank, the advent of British capital, and the rise of the Bengali business enterprise in the colonial era. It also underlines how Calcutta facilitated the development of a political consciousness and the pivotal political and cultural role it played when the movement for independence took hold in the country. This volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern South Asian history, British Studies, city and area studies.
Records of Clan Campbell in the Military Service of the Honourable East India Company, 1600-1858
Author: Sir Duncan Alexander Dundas Campbell Campbell (3d bart.)
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Contains listing of individuals with the surname of Campbell; names of wives, children, brothers, sisters, parents, etc.; dates and places of birth, marriage, death, military service appointments in India, furloughs, occasional obituary transcripts, etc.
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Contains listing of individuals with the surname of Campbell; names of wives, children, brothers, sisters, parents, etc.; dates and places of birth, marriage, death, military service appointments in India, furloughs, occasional obituary transcripts, etc.
The India Office List
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Category : Burma
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Category : Burma
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Memorials of Old Haileybury College
Author: Frederick Charles Danvers
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Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 770
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Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 770
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Maryland Historical Magazine
Author: William Hand Browne
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Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Includes the proceedings of the Society.
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Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Includes the proceedings of the Society.
Chaos and Governance in the Modern World System
Author: Giovanni Arrighi
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816631520
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Adopting an historical approach, explores four controversies facing global analyses today: the geography of world power, the power of states versus the power of capital, the social power of subordinate groups, and the changing balance of civilizational power.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816631520
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Adopting an historical approach, explores four controversies facing global analyses today: the geography of world power, the power of states versus the power of capital, the social power of subordinate groups, and the changing balance of civilizational power.