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Full Description
This book presents new ways of considering colonial India by re-examining eight emblematic stories. The structure of the collection is modelled on the dominant imperial narrative -- not in order to replicate it but to demonstrate how it can be challenged or undermined. The book concludes with an examination of the life of Madan Mohan Malaviya, an ambiguous figure who has been difficult to place in conventional narratives of Indian nationalism.
Contents
Introduction; The many meanings of the Black Hole of Calcutta; Orientalism or capitalism? Warren Hastings & the rhetoric of empire; Piety & power: a preliminary analysis of Tipu Sultan's dreams; From novice to hero: Arthur Wellesley at Assaye, September 1803; Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839): a diamond in the rough; True crime: William Sleeman & the thugs; 'Plunderers' & 'rebels': Rajput violence & insurgency during the Indian Revolt of 1857-58; Hybrid nationalist or Hindu nationalist? The life of Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861-1946); Bibliography.NER(01): GB IE