The British in India : three centuries of ambition and experience
Gilmour, David
The British in India : three centuries of ambition and experience /David Gilmour - UK : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books 2018. - xviii, 617p. unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Part one: Aspirations. Numbers --
Motivations --
Origins and identities --
Imperial apprentices --
Voyages and other journeys --
Part two: Endeavours. Working lives: insiders --
Working lives: the open air --
The military life --
Part three: Experiences. Intimacies --
Domesticities --
Formalities --
Singularities --
At ease --
Last posts --
Envoi.
The British in this book lived in India from shortly after the reign of Elizabeth I until well into the reign of Elizabeth II. They were soldiers, officials, businessmen, doctors and missionaries of both sexes, planters, engineers and many others, together with children, wives and sisters. This book describes their lives, their work and their extraordinarily varied interactions with the native populations; it also records the very diverse roles they played in the three centuries of British-Indian history. Gilmour writes of people who have never been written about before, men and women who are presented here with humanity and often with humour. The result is a magnificent tapestry of life, an exceptional work of scholarly recovery which reads like a great nineteenth-century novel. It makes a highly original and engaging contribution to a long an important period of British and Indian history.
9780141979212
International Book Distributors :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi
History
History of Asia
India and neighboring south Asian countries;
British -- India -- History.
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
British.
954.03 GIL
The British in India : three centuries of ambition and experience /David Gilmour - UK : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books 2018. - xviii, 617p. unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Part one: Aspirations. Numbers --
Motivations --
Origins and identities --
Imperial apprentices --
Voyages and other journeys --
Part two: Endeavours. Working lives: insiders --
Working lives: the open air --
The military life --
Part three: Experiences. Intimacies --
Domesticities --
Formalities --
Singularities --
At ease --
Last posts --
Envoi.
The British in this book lived in India from shortly after the reign of Elizabeth I until well into the reign of Elizabeth II. They were soldiers, officials, businessmen, doctors and missionaries of both sexes, planters, engineers and many others, together with children, wives and sisters. This book describes their lives, their work and their extraordinarily varied interactions with the native populations; it also records the very diverse roles they played in the three centuries of British-Indian history. Gilmour writes of people who have never been written about before, men and women who are presented here with humanity and often with humour. The result is a magnificent tapestry of life, an exceptional work of scholarly recovery which reads like a great nineteenth-century novel. It makes a highly original and engaging contribution to a long an important period of British and Indian history.
9780141979212
International Book Distributors :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi
History
History of Asia
India and neighboring south Asian countries;
British -- India -- History.
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
British.
954.03 GIL
