The Bomb in Bengal: The Rise of Revolutionary Terrorism in India, 1900-1910

by Peter Heehs

Book Overview

The Bomb in Bengal is a narrative history of the first phase of the revolutionary movement in Bengal. Many books and articles have been written about this period, some so uncritically laudatory that legend has taken the place of fact. Heehs provides a more accurate account than any found in previous narratives and also corrects mistakes made by academic historians. He succeeds in making his book as vivid and fast-moving as the events themselves. Heeh's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195669142
• ISBN13: 9780195669145
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.4"