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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Native States of India and Their Princes with Notices of Some Important Zeminduris
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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The Portuguese in India
Author: Frederick Charles Danvers
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120603912
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Being A History Of The Rise And Decline Of Their Eastern Empire Vol. I: From 1481 To 1571; Vol. Ii: From 1571 To 1894.
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120603912
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Being A History Of The Rise And Decline Of Their Eastern Empire Vol. I: From 1481 To 1571; Vol. Ii: From 1571 To 1894.
The Magic Mountains
Author: Dane Keith Kennedy
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520201880
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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. 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.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520201880
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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. 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.
Journal of the Department of Letters
Author: University of Calcutta. Department of Letters
Publisher:
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Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : sa
Pages : 296
Book Description
Contains contributions on various subjects, notably India, Buddhism, ancient chronology, etc.
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Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : sa
Pages : 296
Book Description
Contains contributions on various subjects, notably India, Buddhism, ancient chronology, etc.
The Works of William Robertson, D. D...
Author: William Robertson
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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India Under British Rule
Author: James Talboys Wheeler
Publisher: London, MacMillan
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher: London, MacMillan
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
An Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Great Britain
Author: Lajpat Rai (Lala)
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Wanderings in India
Author: John Lang
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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India Through the Ages
Author: Flora Annie Webster Steel
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Journal of a Tour Through Part of the Snowy Range of the Himālā Mountains and to the Sources of the Rivers Jumna and Ganges
Author: James Baillie Fraser
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Category : Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Publisher:
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Category : Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description