| A Journey Through the Kingdom of Oude in 1849-1850 2 Volume Set: With Private Correspondence Relative to the Annexation of Oude to British India, Etc. Contributor(s): Sleeman, W. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108091504 ISBN-13: 9781108091503 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $100.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 954.031 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History |
| Physical Information: 2.76" H x 9.84" W x 12.72" (3.40 lbs) 860 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sir William Henry Sleeman (1788-1856) was a British soldier and administrator in India. While serving as Resident at the court of the King of Oude in Lucknow he travelled around the kingdom and made reports to the Governor-General regarding its proposed annexation by the East India Company. His letters and diaries reveal him as a capable and just administrator, who was at pains to weigh all the evidence for and against annexation, and who believed that reform of the existing administration would be possible. Sleeman described the kingdom of Oude as suffering from maladministration, lawlessness and corruption, but he stressed that illegal annexation would lead to resentment and rebellion. This book, containing Sleeman's account of his journey and a selection of his private correspondence opposing annexation, was originally published in Lucknow in 1852; this reissue reproduces the 1858 London edition. |