Indian Tales of the Raj

Indian Tales of the Raj
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 182
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ISBN-10 : 0520071271
ISBN-13 : 9780520071278
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Book Synopsis Indian Tales of the Raj by : Zareer Masani

Download or read book Indian Tales of the Raj written by Zareer Masani and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As rich and varied as India itself, these accounts bring to the reader the Indian perspective on the British Raj. Included are the memories and experiences of more than fifty Indian men and women who worked under the British, made friends with them, and then fought to throw them out. They describe the role of apprentice under the sahibs, the complex racial barriers that divided the rulers from the ruled, the Western education which eventually encouraged rebellion, and the ways in which liberal British political arguments were turned against the Raj by nationalist campaigns to force the British to quit India.


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