| My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9 2 Volume Set Contributor(s): Russell, William Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108023517 ISBN-13: 9781108023511 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $100.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 2.68" H x 9.84" W x 12.76" (3.31 lbs) 920 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: William Howard Russell was sent to India by The Times to report on the conflict of 1857-1859 known as the Indian Mutiny. His previous work was in the Crimean War and his expos s of conditions there led to the sending of Florence Nightingale and her nurses, improvements to supplies and conditions, and to the demand for military and administrative reform. It was largely because of his contributions that war correspondence emerged as a new branch of journalism. In his Indian diary, Russell criticises British snobbery as well as attitudes to and treatment of the Indians, and advocates leniency and conciliation. |