The Penguin 1857 Reader

by Pramod K. Nayar

However infamous the conduct of the sepoys, it is only the reflex, in a concentrated form, of England's own conduct in India . . . Karl Marx 1857 was a defining moment in the history of the British Empire. As native troops in India -rebelled against their colonial masters and were joined by a large number of local chiefs, civilians and princes, the Empire almost lost its most prized territory. A hundred and fifty years later, scholars, academics and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143101994
• ISBN13: 9780143101994
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Penguin Books India
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher