A Winter in India: Light Impressions of Its Cities, Peoples and Customs

ISBN-13: 9780367176815 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 295 str.

Archibald B. Spens

Opis

A fascinating travelogue set in the British Raj in the early 20th century, this book depicts the British attitude to the empire and India, and offers an insight into the creation of India as a modern nation.

Spis treści

Introduction Peter Robb. List of Illustrations. Preface. Port Said and the Suez Canal. Toussoum. Red Sea. Aden. Umballa. Peshawar and Khyber Pass. Lahore. Amritsar. Simla. Patiala. Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and Sikandra. Cawnpore. Lucknow. Benares. Delhi. Gwalior. Jaipur. Amber. Bombay.

O autorze

Archibald B. Spens served as a Captain in the Royal Army Service Corps, 1915�18, and in the 2nd/18th Essex Regiment in 1920. He was made Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1919. Including A Winter in India, he was the author of five books.

Peter Robb was Research Professor of the History of India and is Professor Emeritus at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS ),University of London.