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The Rani of Jhansi : gender, history, and fable in India /

Contributes to an understanding of the various agendas that are at stake in the use of the Rani of Jhansi as a figure of nationalist Indian history and imperial British narrative.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Singh, Harleen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Delhi : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Lakshmibai, > Rani of Jhansi, > 1828-1858 > Military leadership.
India > History > Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858 > Historiography.
Lakshmibai, > Rani of Jhansi, > 1828-1858 > In literature.
Lakshmibai, > Rani of Jhansi, > 1828-1858 > In motion pictures.
Lakshmibai, > Rani of Jhansi, > 1828-1858 > Legends.
Women revolutionaries > India > Biography.
Masculinity > Political aspects > India > History.
Nationalism > India > History.
India > Colonization > History.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Description
Summary:Contributes to an understanding of the various agendas that are at stake in the use of the Rani of Jhansi as a figure of nationalist Indian history and imperial British narrative.
Physical Description:xi, 189 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-179) and index.
ISBN:9781107042803 (hardback)
1107042801 (hardback)