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Indlæser... A Tale of Two Revolts: India's Mutiny and The American Civil War (udgave 2011)af Rajmohan Gandhi
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Two wars - the 1857 Revolt in India and the American Civil War - seemingly fought for very different reasons, occurred at opposite ends of the globe in the middle of the nineteenth century. But they were both fought in a world still dominated by Great Britain and the battle cry in both conflicts was freedom. Rajmohan Gandhi brings the drama of both wars to one stage in A Tale of Two Revolts. He deftly reconstructs events from the point of view of William Howard Russell - an Irishman who was also perhaps the world's first war correspondent - and uncovers significant connections between the histories of the United States, Britain and India. The result is a tale of two revolts, three countries and one century. Into this fascinating story Rajmohan Gandhi weaves the choices of three towering figures of world history - Karl Marx, Leo Tolstoy and Abraham Lincoln - to show the continuities between the nineteenth century and the world we live in today. No library descriptions found. |
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 Google Books — Indlæser...GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)954.0317History and Geography Asia India and South Asia 1785–1947 British rule 1785-1858 (East India Company) 1856-1862LC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit: (2)
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First off, I do not see a connection between the Indian Mutiny and the American Civil War, except that they were fought at approximately the same time in history. A few years divides them both. However, the Civil War is that - a Civil War. If the blacks had mutinied, I would have seen a connection. A parallel to the American War of Independence would have been better.
The fact that Russell covered both to an extent, is not enough to connect the two.
Two, the "connections" at the end of the book are tenuous at best, barring the estimable Mr Hume who founded the Indian National Congress and Mohammed Sayyid. I fail to see the relevance of Bakim Chandra, Tolstoy and Karl Marx in the larger picture of these two wars. How do they connect the two wars?
What are the lessons of each war that make them similar? I fail to see this. The analysis of both wars is, in my opinion, superficial. There is no real analysis of their connection, barring the fact that Russell was present during both, and the fact that they both took place in the 1850's.
Not a book to invest your time on. (