Hicky's Bengal Gazette - The Untold Story of India's First Newspaper

The fascinating story of India's first newspaper, Hicky's Bengal Gazette, and its founder, Irishman James Hicky, who used his newspaper to call out the corruption of British imperialists.

Info autore

Andrew Otis is a writer and journalist. He spent five years unearthing the story behind India's first newspaper, initially as a Joseph P. O'Hern scholar and then as a Fulbright Fellow in Kolkata, India. He has lived in India and Sri Lanka, and currently resides in Washington, D.C.

Riassunto

The fascinating story of India's first newspaper, Hicky's Bengal Gazette, and its founder, Irishman James Hicky, who used his newspaper to call out the corruption of British imperialists.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andrew Otis
• Editore: Bonnier Zaffre
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.11.2024
• EAN: 9781804441657
• ISBN: 978-1-80444-165-7
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 225 mm x 31 mm
• Peso: 440 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Imperialism, India, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, General and world history, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), HISTORY / Asia / South / General