From mutiny to revolt : women and the beginning of 1857 / William R. Pinch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pinch, William R., 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and war--India.

Women and war.

Prostitution--India--History--19th history.

Prostitution.

India--History--Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858--Historiography.

India.

Meerut (India)--History--19th century.

Meerut (India).

India--History--Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858--Causes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Why did the nonviolent Meerut mutiny of 1857 in India explode into a violent military revolt? Breaking new ground on the events of May 10, William Pinch reexamines the evidence, shifting our focus toward the identity of female participants and their actions in the hours before the revolt began. Drawing upon a wide range of sources, including Hindi folksongs, military records, police reports, literary fiction, and Urdu memoir, he creates snapshots from the perspective of key figures to uncover the social and emotional world of the military 'cantonment' and its rural hinterland. By foregrounding the lives of ordinary 'military women' and 'their men' - the Indian sepoys who peopled the revolt - Pinch challenges conventional narratives and guides readers through the literary and historiographical echoes of the fateful decision to take up arms against the British."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Finding uncommon ground

Humiliation

Frail ones

Entr’acte: Zahir Dehlvi’s tale of treachery

… women whose men

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed December 9, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version : Pinch, William R 1960-

ISBN:

9781009785969

1009785966

1009682423

9781009682428

OCLC:

1553844468

Publisher Number:

CIPO000308152

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license