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Cult of a Dark Hero Nicholson of Delhi

Name: Cult of a Dark Hero
Author: Stuart Flinders

Auteur: Stuart Flinders

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Stuart Flinders

Engels
Paperback
9781350254862
27 januari 2022
256 pagina's

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Flinders investigates the charismatic soldier's sexuality and religious views India Today ...balanced and meticulously researched...a welcome addition to our understanding of Britain's imperial history. Military History Magazine In September 1857, a member of a religious sect killed himself on hearing the news that the object of his devout observance, Nikal Seyn, had died. Nikal Seyn was, in fact, John Nicholson, the leader of the British assault that recovered Delhi at the turning-point of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. What was it about Nicholson that prompted such devotion, not just from his religious followers, but from the general public? And why is he no longer considered a hero? The man called 'The Lion of the Punjab' by his contemporaries and compared to General Wolfe of Quebec, and even to Napoleon, has in recent times been dubbed 'an imperial psychopath' and 'a homosexual bully'. Yet his was a remarkable tale of a life of adventure lived on the very edge of the British Empire; of a man who was as courageous as he was ruthless, as loyal to his friends as he was merciless to those who crossed him. But it is also the story of how modern attitudes to race and Empire have changed in the years since he died. Previously unpublished material, including the diaries of contemporaries and personal letters, helps build a new perspective on Nicholson's personality. The book considers his sexuality and ambivalent attitude towards religion. It traces his murderous thoughts towards the Chief Commissioner of the Punjab, John Lawrence, and reveals that, remarkably, the Nikal Seyni cult continued into the 21st century. This is the first book-length biography of Nicholson for over 70 years. A new account of the Irish soldier who became an Indian God, an examination of the cult of a dark hero, is long overdue.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 27 januari 2022
Aantal pagina's: 256
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Hoofdauteur: Stuart Flinders
Hoofduitgeverij: Bloomsbury Academic

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Editie: Eerste uitgave
Product breedte: 156 mm
Product lengte: 234 mm
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Verpakking breedte: 156 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 234 mm
Verpakking lengte: 234 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 358 g

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Categorieën: Mens & Maatschappij

Biografieën & Waargebeurd

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Historisch

Politiek

Europa

Politiek

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Moderne tijd (1800-1945)

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Taal: Engels
Periode: 19e eeuw
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Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar

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