"Rudrangshu Mukherjee's essays on the Revolt of 1857 have been brought under one cover in The Year of Blood: Essays on the Revolt of 1857. The book traces the eminent historian's changing perception of the idea of the Revolt, from his undergraduate days to the present."--Provide…
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: In Pursuit of a Revolt -- The Azimgarh Proclamation and Some Questions on the Revolt of 1857 in the Northwestern Provinces -- 'Satan Let Loose Upon Ea…
Rudrangshu Mukherjee places the `soldier-peasant' at the forefront of the Revolt. Violence has rarely been described with so much realism and subtlety. The imaginative use of primary source materials adds clarity to accounts such as the massacre in Satichaura Ghat and the trial …
"Rudrangshu Mukherjee's essays on the Revolt of 1857 have been brought under one cover in The Year of Blood: Essays on the Revolt of 1857. The book traces the eminent historian's changing perception of the idea of the Revolt, from his undergraduate days to the present."--Provide…
"Rudrangshu Mukherjee places the 'soldier-peasant' at the forefront of the Revolt. Violence has rarely been described with so much realism and subtlety. The imaginative use of primary source materials adds clarity to accounts such as the massacre in Satichaura Ghat and the trial…