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Languages : en
Pages : 552
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The Calcutta review
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Pages : 1314
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History of Technology Volume 3
Author: A. Rupert Hall
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350017434
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The annual collections in the History of Technology series look at the history of technological discovery and change, exploring the relationship of technology to other aspects of life and showing how technological development is affected by the society in which it occurred.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350017434
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The annual collections in the History of Technology series look at the history of technological discovery and change, exploring the relationship of technology to other aspects of life and showing how technological development is affected by the society in which it occurred.
The Uncolonised Heart
Author: Lou Ratté
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125005223
Category : Bengali literature
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
An Unusual Interdisciplinary Study Of The Ideas And Issues Generated In The Literature And Criticism Of Nineteenth Century Bengal. Makes Out A Case For An Independent Treatment Of This Unique Cultural Experience Outside The Gamut Of Nationalism And The Indian Resistance.
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125005223
Category : Bengali literature
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
An Unusual Interdisciplinary Study Of The Ideas And Issues Generated In The Literature And Criticism Of Nineteenth Century Bengal. Makes Out A Case For An Independent Treatment Of This Unique Cultural Experience Outside The Gamut Of Nationalism And The Indian Resistance.
Sikunder Burnes
Author: Craig Murray
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 0857902512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
A biography that “restore[s] this remarkable young man to his rightful position as a leading figure in Scotland’s contribution to our imperial history” (The Scottish Review). This is an astonishing true tale of espionage, journeys in disguise, secret messages, double agents, assassinations and sexual intrigue. Alexander Burnes was one of the most accomplished spies Britain ever produced and the main antagonist of the Great Game as Britain strove with Russia for control of Central Asia and the routes to the Raj. There are many lessons for the present day in this tale of the folly of invading Afghanistan and Anglo-Russian tensions in the Caucasus. Murray’s meticulous study has unearthed original manuscripts from Montrose to Mumbai to put together a detailed study of how British secret agents operated in India. The story of Burnes’ life has a cast of extraordinary figures, including Queen Victoria, King William IV, Earl Grey, Benjamin Disraeli, Lola Montez, John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx. Among the unexpected discoveries are that Alexander and his brother James invented the myths about the Knights Templars and Scottish Freemasons which are the foundation of the Da Vinci Code; and that the most famous nineteenth-century scholar of Afghanistan was a double agent for Russia. “An important re-evaluation of this most intriguing figure.” —William Dalrymple, bestselling author of The Anarchy “Murray’s book is a terrific read. He has done full justice to the life of a remarkable British hero, without ignoring his faults.” —Daily Mail “A fascinating book . . . his research has been prodigious, both in libraries and on foot. He knows a huge amount about Burnes’s life and work.” —The Scotsman
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 0857902512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
A biography that “restore[s] this remarkable young man to his rightful position as a leading figure in Scotland’s contribution to our imperial history” (The Scottish Review). This is an astonishing true tale of espionage, journeys in disguise, secret messages, double agents, assassinations and sexual intrigue. Alexander Burnes was one of the most accomplished spies Britain ever produced and the main antagonist of the Great Game as Britain strove with Russia for control of Central Asia and the routes to the Raj. There are many lessons for the present day in this tale of the folly of invading Afghanistan and Anglo-Russian tensions in the Caucasus. Murray’s meticulous study has unearthed original manuscripts from Montrose to Mumbai to put together a detailed study of how British secret agents operated in India. The story of Burnes’ life has a cast of extraordinary figures, including Queen Victoria, King William IV, Earl Grey, Benjamin Disraeli, Lola Montez, John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx. Among the unexpected discoveries are that Alexander and his brother James invented the myths about the Knights Templars and Scottish Freemasons which are the foundation of the Da Vinci Code; and that the most famous nineteenth-century scholar of Afghanistan was a double agent for Russia. “An important re-evaluation of this most intriguing figure.” —William Dalrymple, bestselling author of The Anarchy “Murray’s book is a terrific read. He has done full justice to the life of a remarkable British hero, without ignoring his faults.” —Daily Mail “A fascinating book . . . his research has been prodigious, both in libraries and on foot. He knows a huge amount about Burnes’s life and work.” —The Scotsman
Ethical Empire?
Author: Zak Leonard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009321064
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Explores how British and Indian reformers in the Victorian period agitated against the abuses of power undergirding colonial rule.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009321064
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Explores how British and Indian reformers in the Victorian period agitated against the abuses of power undergirding colonial rule.
Nawab Nasruddin Haider of Oudh
Author: William Knighton
Publisher: Northern Book Centre
ISBN: 9788185119359
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher: Northern Book Centre
ISBN: 9788185119359
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Slavery, Abolitionism and Empire in India, 1772-1843
Author: Andrea Major
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1846317584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In Slavery, Abolitionism and Empire in India, 1772–1843, Andrea Major asks why, at a time when the East India Company's expansion in India, British abolitionism, and the missionary movement were all at their height, was the existence of slavery in India so often ignored, denied, or excused? By exploring Britain's ambivalent relationship with both real and imagined slaveries in India and the official, evangelical, and popular discourses that surrounded them, she seeks to uncover the various political, economic, and ideological agendas that allowed East Indian slavery to be represented as qualitatively different from its transatlantic counterpart.
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1846317584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In Slavery, Abolitionism and Empire in India, 1772–1843, Andrea Major asks why, at a time when the East India Company's expansion in India, British abolitionism, and the missionary movement were all at their height, was the existence of slavery in India so often ignored, denied, or excused? By exploring Britain's ambivalent relationship with both real and imagined slaveries in India and the official, evangelical, and popular discourses that surrounded them, she seeks to uncover the various political, economic, and ideological agendas that allowed East Indian slavery to be represented as qualitatively different from its transatlantic counterpart.
Companies, Commerce and Merchants
Author: Sushil Chaudhury
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351997556
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
This anthology vastly expands our understanding of the much-misconstructed history of early modern Bengal and seeks to redress the misconception that economic decline in Bengal set in even before the British conquest of the region. Based on original sources from European and Indian archives and libraries, the essays underline that Bengal had a prosperous economy in the mid-eighteenth century and was suffering from neither economic nor political crisis. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351997556
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
This anthology vastly expands our understanding of the much-misconstructed history of early modern Bengal and seeks to redress the misconception that economic decline in Bengal set in even before the British conquest of the region. Based on original sources from European and Indian archives and libraries, the essays underline that Bengal had a prosperous economy in the mid-eighteenth century and was suffering from neither economic nor political crisis. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Studies in Hinduism
Author: Amiya P. Sen
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3036507000
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This is a collection of articles by established scholars in the fields of History, Philosophy, Literature and Religious Studies. These are original essays which address the issues and concerns that now dominate the study of religion in its multiple dimensions with a fresh approach. They critique settled opinions and raise new and engaging questions concerning cultural hermeneutics and the academic study of religion. Embellished with a substantive and topical introduction by the editor, this collection of articles will be of abiding interest to scholars and interested lay persons alike.
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3036507000
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This is a collection of articles by established scholars in the fields of History, Philosophy, Literature and Religious Studies. These are original essays which address the issues and concerns that now dominate the study of religion in its multiple dimensions with a fresh approach. They critique settled opinions and raise new and engaging questions concerning cultural hermeneutics and the academic study of religion. Embellished with a substantive and topical introduction by the editor, this collection of articles will be of abiding interest to scholars and interested lay persons alike.
Fixing the Indemnity
Author: Iain D. Campbell
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1597527416
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Sir George Adam Smith (1856-1942) was one of the leading Old Testament scholars in the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Scottish church. As Free Church minister of QueenÕs Cross, Aberdeen (1882Ð92), Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at the Free Church College, Glasgow (1892Ð1910), and Principal of Aberdeen University (1910Ð1935) he popularized modern criticism of the Old Testament. He was determined to show how such an approach to the Bible was compatible with evangelical faith, a position that never sat easily with the confessional position of the Scottish church, and the story of SmithÕs life is an investigation into the relationship between biblical scholarship and evangelical faith. In this new biography, Campbell has made extensive use of primary material, including Smith's letters and journals, to fill a gap in the literature on events within the Scottish church in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This critical biography will be of use both to students of Scottish church history and students of Old Testament criticism, as well as raising issues that are of continuing importance for all who believe in confessional Christianity as well as in scholarly study of the biblical text.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1597527416
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Sir George Adam Smith (1856-1942) was one of the leading Old Testament scholars in the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Scottish church. As Free Church minister of QueenÕs Cross, Aberdeen (1882Ð92), Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at the Free Church College, Glasgow (1892Ð1910), and Principal of Aberdeen University (1910Ð1935) he popularized modern criticism of the Old Testament. He was determined to show how such an approach to the Bible was compatible with evangelical faith, a position that never sat easily with the confessional position of the Scottish church, and the story of SmithÕs life is an investigation into the relationship between biblical scholarship and evangelical faith. In this new biography, Campbell has made extensive use of primary material, including Smith's letters and journals, to fill a gap in the literature on events within the Scottish church in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This critical biography will be of use both to students of Scottish church history and students of Old Testament criticism, as well as raising issues that are of continuing importance for all who believe in confessional Christianity as well as in scholarly study of the biblical text.