Punjab and the War of Independence 1857-1858: From Collaboration to Resistance

by Turab Ul Hassan Sargana

There is a historiographical silence about the role of the Punjab during the War of Independence. Historians have generally employed the elite approach or the 'top-down approach' while writing the history of the war. Since the elite, including the rajas, feudal lords, and nawabs had collaborated with the British, historians generalized their participation to that of the entire population of the province. A top-down approach inevitably emphasizes the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190701846
• ISBN13: 9780190701840
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"