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My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9

My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9 - Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History

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Publisher's Synopsis

William Howard Russell was sent to India by The Times to report on the conflict of 1857-1859 known as the Indian Mutiny. His previous work was in the Crimean War and his exposés of conditions there led to the sending of Florence Nightingale and her nurses, improvements to supplies and conditions, and to the demand for military and administrative reform. It was largely because of his contributions that war correspondence emerged as a new branch of journalism. In his Indian diary, Russell criticises British snobbery as well as attitudes to and treatment of the Indians, and advocates leniency and conciliation. Volume 2 continues his experiences, recounting anecdotes of military and civilian life with sympathy for the native people, intermingled with an unswerving belief in the rightness of the British presence in India. His advocacy of non-military rule, however, made the work controversial in its time.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781108023504
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 474
Weight: 860g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 30mm