Who Was Who in British India

With over 5,000 entries, this book provides information on the men and women who played a significant role in British India from 1583 to 1947. In addition to military and governmental leaders, the book includes entries on leaders in business, the church and missions, art and literature, and science and medicine. An effort has also been made to include the women who played an important role in India.

The only other reference work on the subject, Buckland's Dictionary of Indian Biography, was published in 1906. This book updates that work, covering the last 40 years of the British Raj, and provides more balanced coverage of types of leaders.

List of contents

Introduction
Abbreviations
Biographies
Bibliography
Index

About the author

John F. Riddick is Professor Emeritus of Central Michigan University. His earlier books include: Who Was Who in British India (Greenwood, 1998), A Guide to Indian Manuscripts (Greenwood, 1993), and Glimpses of India: An Annotated Bibliography of Personal Writings by Englishmen, 1583-1947 (Greenwood, 1989).

Summary

With over 5,000 entries, this book provides information on the men and women who played a significant role in British India from 1583 to 1947. In addition to military and governmental leaders, the book includes entries on leaders in business, the church and missions, art and literature, and science and medicine.

Product details

• Authors: John F. Riddick, Riddick John F.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.07.1998
• EAN: 9780313292323
• ISBN: 978-0-313-29232-3
• No. of pages: 464
• Weight: 1389 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; British Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Reference, India, world history, Colonialism & imperialism, c 1500 onwards to present day, Reference works, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, National liberation and independence, HISTORY / Asia / South / India