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Informationen zum Autor Biswamoy Pati, is Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi Klappentext This volume brings together seminal writings on the rebellion of 1857. It discusses key debates and interpretations; underlines changes in historiography; and explores new research on gender, Adivasis, and Dalits. Zusammenfassung This volume brings together seminal writings on the rebellion of 1857, including out-of-print tracts to provide a comprehensive picture of the rebellion. It discusses all major debates related to the rebellion and outlines changes in historiography from the imperialist and nationalist interpretations to popular uprisings, adivasi protests, and mentalities involved. The editor's introduction deals with the debates and the historiography while raising new questions and potential research areas. The selection has essays from very prominent historians like Eric Stokes, Christopher Bayly, Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Tapti Roy, Rajat K. Ray and others. This book is a part of the prestigious Debates in Indian History and Society series. The debates and themes volumes in general have been very popular among the students and teachers and are being used as teaching tools for undergraduate and post-graduate courses in history at many universities. Inhaltsverzeichnis 'Introduction: The Nature of 1857', Biswamoy Pati; 1.: Sepoy Mutiny -Chapter 1. 'The History of the Indian Mutiny', Charles Ball; Chapter 2. 'A History of the Sepoy War in India', J. W. Kaye; 2.: Nationalist Uprising-Chapter 3. 'The Character of the Outbreak of 1857', R.C. Majumdar; Chapter 4. 'Theories on the Indian Mutiny', S.B. Chaudhuri; Chapter 5. '1857: A Review', S.N. Sen; Chapter 6. 'Reflections on the Mutiny', K.K. Datta; 3.: Restorative Movement-Chapter 7 'The Great Rebellion', Talmiz Khaldun; Chapter 8 'The Struggle for Succession: Rebels and Loyalists in the Indian Mutiny of 1857', E.I. Brodkin; 4.: Conspiracy versus Organized Movement-Chapter 9 'Muslim Revivalists and the Revolt of 1857', K.M. Ashraf; Chapter 10 'The Gwalior Contingent in 1857-8: A Study of the Organization and Ideology of the Sepoy Rebels', I.A. Khan; 5.: Popular Protest-Chapter 11 'Traditional Elites in the Great Rebellion of 1857: Some Aspects of Rural Revolt in the Upper and Central Doab', Eric Stokes; Chapter 12 'Eric Stokes and the Uprising of 1857', C. A. Bayly; Chapter 13 'Awadh in Revolt', Rudrangshu Mukherjee; Chapter 14 'The Politics of a Popular Uprising: Bundelkhand in 1857', Tapti Roy; Chapter 15 'Four Rebels of Eighteen Fifty-Seven', Gautam Bhadra; Chapter 16 'The "Tribals" and the 1857 Uprising', K.S. Singh; Chapter 17 'Popular Culture and 1857: Memory Against Forgetting', Badri Narayan; Chapter 18 'The Mentality of the Mutiny: Conceptions of the Alternative Order in 1857', Rajat K. Ray; Index ...
