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028			_aZafaa Books & Distributors _b313/56F,49A, Anand Nagar, Inderlok, Delhi-110035 _c: ZBD0458 _d16/09/2022
082			_a954.0317 WAG
100			_aWagner, Kim A.
245			_aThe Great Fear of 1857 _b: rumours, conspiracies and the making of the Indian uprising. _c/Kim A Wagner.
260			_aPeter Lang _b, Witney _c, 2010
300			_axxvii, 312 pages _b : illustrations, maps _c ; 25 cm.
365			_b725
505			_aGreased cartridges Barrackpore and Berhampore Rumors and Chapattis Mangal Pandey Arson at Ambala Meerut Alarm at Ambala The outbreak Meerut ablaze The world turned upside down Meerut aftermath To Delhi! The fall of Delhi The uprising The great conspiracy
520			_a"The Indian Uprising of 1857, in which Indian soldiers (sepoys) turned against the British whom they had served faithfully for decades, had a profound impact on the colonial psyche, and its spectre haunted the British until the very last days of the Raj. For the past 150 years most aspects of the Uprising have been subjected to intense scrutiny by historians, yet the nature of the outbreak itself remains obscure. What was the extent of the conspiracies and plotting? How could rumours of contaminated ammunition spark a mutiny when not a single greased cartridge was ever distributed to the sepoys? Why did veteran sepoys and trusted servants suddenly turn on their masters and murder men, women, and children? Based on a careful, even-handed reassessment of the primary sources, The Great Fear of 1857 explores the existence of conspiracies during the early months of that year and presents a compelling and detailed narrative of the panics and rumours which moved Indians to take up arms. With its fresh and unsentimental approach, this book offers a radically new interpretation of one of the most controversial events in the history of British India." -- Publisher's information.
650			_aHistory
650			_aIndia History Sepoy Rebellion.
650			_aIndien historia 1800-talet
700			_aKim A. Wagner.
942			_cBOOK
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