In this engaging and controversial book, Miles Taylor shows how both Victoria and Albert were spellbound by India, and argues that the Queen was humanely, intelligently, and passionately involved with the country throughout her reign and not just in the last decades. Taylor also…
A fresh look at the revolt of 1857.
A fresh look at the revolt of 1857.
This work explores the interconnected history of telegraphy and journalism in colonial India. Drawing on a wide range of historical material and an in-depth examination of 19th-century newspapers, it questions grand narratives of 'media revolutions', aiming instead to understand…
Revised versions of the papers presented at the 1st Subaltern Studies Conference on Subaltern and Elite in South Asian History and Society held in November 1982.