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The Chartist general : Charles James Napier, the conquest of Sind, and imperial liberalism / Edward Beasley.
Van Pelt Library DA68.12.N2 B43 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beasley, Edward, 1964- author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in modern British history ; 12.
- Routledge studies in modern British history ; 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Napier, Charles James, 1782-1853.
- Napier, Charles James.
- Generals--Great Britain--Biography.
- Generals.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History, Military--19th century.
- History, Military.
- Sindh (Pakistan)--History, Military--19th century.
- Sindh (Pakistan).
- India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.
- India.
- History.
- Chartism.
- Pakistan--Sindh.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Military history.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 377 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
- Contents:
- Introduction : liberalism and Napier
- Part I. Boyhood and war
- Early days
- A soldier
- In America and France
- Part II. The radical abroad and at home
- Greece and the Greeks
- Cephalonia and the Greek Revolution
- Social reform for Cephalonia
- Departure and bereavement
- Australia and idealism
- Flogging and politics
- Part III. The north of England
- The coming of Chartism
- Command in the north
- The long-term threat
- Newport and after
- Part IV. The conquest of Sind
- To India and Sind
- Napier's motivations
- To and from the Battle of Miani
- The Battle of Dubba
- Part V. 'In Scinde as in Cephalonia ...'
- Victory in the sun
- 'To protect the poor from barbarian tyranny!'
- Conflict and decline
- Part VI. Commander-in-chief
- Home and back
- Reforming the army
- The Kohat Expedition
- The mutinies of Charles James Napier
- Conclusion : Napier, liberalism, and imperialism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-364) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138699267
- 1138699268
- OCLC:
- 958497964
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