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ISBN
9781498598521
Subject Area
Political Science, History
Publication Name
Accidental Viceroy : Robert Lytton in India
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Item Length
9 in
Subject
Asia / General, Imperialism, Asia / India & South Asia
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Edwin Hirschmann
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Width
6.3 in
Number of Pages
140 Pages
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1498598528
ISBN-13
9781498598521
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038414676

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Number of Pages
140 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Accidental Viceroy : Robert Lytton in India
Publication Year
2019
Subject
Asia / General, Imperialism, Asia / India & South Asia
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, History
Author
Edwin Hirschmann
Format
Hardcover

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Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.3 in

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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2019-954124
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
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"This book is a fascinating account of the life of an extraordinary viceroy--a colorful Tory politician sent out by Disraeli to rule India. Drawn from original source materials, The Accidental Viceroy provides an authoritative account of the working of the Raj at its height." --Thomas R. Metcalf, University of California, Berkeley "A great read. Edwin Hirschmann combines first-rate research scholarship with engaging prose. A biography of the British Viceroy for India, Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1876-1880), this fascinating account covers a period of critical change for both empire and colony. Viceroy Lytton's life provides the ideal lens for examining the leading developments--the plotting against rival Russia, the determined efforts to snuff out incipient Indian nationalism, providing a clear-eyed account of Britain at its colonial best and worst, its imperialism inexorably intertwined with the racism and misogyny of the Victorian age. The product of a lifetime of study and reflection, Accidental Viceroy will be of great value to anyone interested in comparative imperialism and the tools and ideologies of domination. This volume will also make a fine choice as a focus reading for courses in modern world history." --Ronn Pineo, Towson University "Few Viceroys of India merit a biography as much as Lord Robert Bulmer-Lytton, whose brief tenure coincided with so many momentous developments in British India. Hirschman's fine study shows how such a fascinating figure as Lytton--flamboyant, flippant, disputatious, prone to depression, and frustrated by a position he neither expected nor for which he had much appetite, aptitude, or experience--responded to the strategic, economic, political, and cultural challenges which increasingly strained British rule in India. Lytton's susceptibility to racially-charged and culturally-deterministic readings of India and its people, which underpinned his aristocratically-inclined romanticism, pitted him against advocates for change, whether they were in India or in Britain." --Douglas Peers, University of Waterloo, A great read. Edwin Hirschmann combines first-rate research scholarship with engaging prose. A biography of the British Viceroy for India, Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1876-1880), this fascinating account covers a period of critical change for both empire and colony. Viceroy Lytton's life provides the ideal lens for examining the leading developments--the plotting against rival Russia, the determined efforts to snuff out incipient Indian nationalism, providing a clear-eyed account of Britain at its colonial best and worst, its imperialism inexorably intertwined with the racism and misogyny of the Victorian age. The product of a lifetime of study and reflection, Accidental Viceroy will be of great value to anyone interested in comparative imperialism and the tools and ideologies of domination. This volume will also make a fine choice as a focus reading for courses in modern world history., This book is a fascinating account of the life of an extraordinary viceroy--a colorful Tory politician sent out by Disraeli to rule India. Drawn from original source materials, The Accidental Viceroy provides an authoritative account of the working of the Raj at its height., A great read. Hirschmann combines first-rate research scholarship with engaging prose. A biography of the British Viceroy for India, Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1876-1880), this fascinating account covers a period of critical change for both empire and colony. Viceroy Lytton's life provides the ideal lens for examining the leading developments--the plotting against rival Russia, the determined efforts to snuff out incipient Indian nationalism, providing a clear-eyed account of Britain at its colonial best and worst, its imperialism inexorably intertwined with the racism and misogyny of the Victorian age. The product of a lifetime of study and reflection, Accidental Viceroy will be of great value to anyone interested in comparative imperialism and the tools and ideologies of domination. This volume will also make a fine choice as a focus reading for courses in modern world history., Few Viceroys of India merit a biography as much as Lord Robert Bulmer-Lytton, whose brief tenure coincided with so many momentous developments in British India. Hirschman's fine study shows how such a fascinating figure as Lytton--flamboyant, flippant, disputatious, prone to depression, and frustrated by a position he neither expected nor for which he had much appetite, aptitude, or experience--responded to the strategic, economic, political, and cultural challenges which increasingly strained British rule in India. Lytton's susceptibility to racially-charged and culturally-deterministic readings of India and its people, which underpinned his aristocratically-inclined romanticism, pitted him against advocates for change, whether they were in India or in Britain.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
954.03/53
Table Of Content
Chapter 1: Conscripting a Poet Chapter 2: Instructing and Dispatching a Viceroy Chapter 3: The Rise of Racism Chapter 4: Reaching India and Taking Charge Chapter 5: The Imperial Assemblage: Lytton's Crescendo Chapter 6: Famine Chapter 7: "The Most Dangerous Man in India" Chapter 8: Internal Problems Chapter 9: Careers, Protests, and Clashes Chapter 10: The Vernacular Press and Its Adversaries Chapter 11: Russophobia Chapter 12: The Rift with Salisbury Chapter 13: The Second Anglo-Afghan War Chapter 14: Resignation and Resentment Chapter 15: Pursued from India Chapter 16: Afterwards
Synopsis
The Age of Imperialism reached its peak in the late 19th century. The British empire was the foremost colonial power, and the keystone was India. However, even at its peak, the British India empire was beset by internal rivalries and fears of external threats. In 1875, British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli chose as vicroy Lord Robert Bulwer-Lytton, diplomat and poet, the son of an old friend, but someone with no Indian experience. Lytton accepted reluctantly - and never enjoyed it. He was under the thumb of the Secretary of State for India, the shrewd and ambitious Third Marquess of Salisbury, during most of his four years in India. During his viceroyalty, Lytton had to deal with shifting British policies, a major famine, the freedom-loving people of Afghanistan, an entrenched civil service, and a rising generation of patriotic Indians. In the 1880 elections Disraeli's Conservatives were defeated by Gladstone's Liberals, and Lytton resigned., The Age of Imperialism reached its peak in the late nineteenth century. The British Empire was the foremost colonial power, and the keystone was India. However, even at its peak, the British Raj was beset by internal rivalries and fears of external threats. In 1875, British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli chose as viceroy Lord Robert Bulwer-Lytton, diplomat and poet, the son of an old friend, but someone with no Indian experience. Lytton accepted reluctantly--and never enjoyed it. He was under the thumb of the Secretary of State for India, the shrewd and ambitious Third Marquess of Salisbury, during most of his four years in India. During his viceroyalty, Lytton had to deal with shifting British policies, a major famine, the freedom-loving people of Afghanistan, an entrenched civil service, and a rising generation of patriotic Indians. In the 1880 elections, Disraeli's Conservatives were defeated by Gladstone's Liberals, and Lytton resigned., The Age of Imperialism reached its peak in the late nineteenth century. The British Empire was the foremost colonial power, and the keystone was India. However, even at its peak, the British Raj was beset by internal rivalries and fears of external threats. In 1875, British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli chose as viceroy Lord Robert Bulwer-Lytton, diplomat and poet, the son of an old friend, but someone with no Indian experience. Lytton accepted reluctantly-and never enjoyed it. He was under the thumb of the Secretary of State for India, the shrewd and ambitious Third Marquess of Salisbury, during most of his four years in India. During his viceroyalty, Lytton had to deal with shifting British policies, a major famine, the freedom-loving people of Afghanistan, an entrenched civil service, and a rising generation of patriotic Indians. In the 1880 elections, Disraeli's Conservatives were defeated by Gladstone's Liberals, and Lytton resigned., This biography of Lord Robert Bulwer-Lytton, viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880, examines his troubled attempt to meet Britain's increasing internal and perceived external threats to its rule.
LC Classification Number
DS479.5.H57 2020

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