Indian Voices of the Great War (e-bog) af -
Omissi, D. (redaktør)

Indian Voices of the Great War e-bog

875,33 DKK (inkl. moms 1094,16 DKK)
Indian soldiers served in France from 1914 to 1918. This book is a selection of their letters. By turns poignant, funny, and almost unbearably moving, these documents vividly evoke the world of the Western Front - as seen through 'subaltern' Indian eyes. The letters also bear eloquent witness to the sepoys' often unsettling encounter with Europe, and with European culture. This book helps to ma...
E-bog 875,33 DKK
Forfattere Omissi, D. (redaktør)
Udgivet 27 juli 2016
Genrer Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781349272839
Indian soldiers served in France from 1914 to 1918. This book is a selection of their letters. By turns poignant, funny, and almost unbearably moving, these documents vividly evoke the world of the Western Front - as seen through 'subaltern' Indian eyes. The letters also bear eloquent witness to the sepoys' often unsettling encounter with Europe, and with European culture. This book helps to map the imaginative landscape of South Asia's warrior-peasant communities.