The Peasant Armed: The Indian Rebellion of 1857

By Eric Stokes

When Eric Stokes, the foremost British historian of India of his generation, died in 1981, he left behind in this work a substantial part of what would have been his definitive statement on the social origins of the Indian Mutiny-rebellion of 1857. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the roots of the rebellion and the various rural groups that participated in the revolt against the English. Stokes also presents a vigorous account of the course of the Mutiny, which illuminates the reason for the British victory and the failure of the mutineers to consolidate their revolt.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198215703
• ISBN13: 9780198215707
• Release Date: July 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.9" x 5.6"