Write an essay to explain why the indian revolt is seen retrospectively as an alternative vision to the existing (dominant) order of the early 19th century, and why it is significant to understanding the period.
Read the following: 1) Charles Creighton Hazewell, The Indian Revolt, The Atlantic Monthly, December, 1857 2) Syed Ahmed Khan Bahadur, The Causes of the Indian Revolt, 1858 (translated and published in 1873). Second reading URL: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urdu/asbab/ When you get to the site, click on Official Translation. Read the following excerpts: Introduction: 0.1-3, 0.20-23, Section 1.0 entire, Section 2.0 entire. Focus […]