Narrative of the Burmese War in 1824-26
Narrative of the Burmese War in 1824-26

Author: Horace Hayman Wilson

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781021662545

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This gripping firsthand account by Horace Hayman Wilson, a British soldier and scholar, offers a vivid description of the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), a brutal conflict that marked a turning point in British colonial expansion in Southeast Asia. Wilson's narrative provides insights into the military tactics, political intrigue, and cultural clashes that shaped the conflict and its aftermath. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Narrative of the Burmese War In 1824-26
Narrative of the Burmese War In 1824-26

Author: Horace Hayman Wilson

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-24

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780461794502

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Welsh missionaries and British imperialism
Welsh missionaries and British imperialism

Author: Andrew May

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2017-02-01

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1526118750

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In 1841, the Welsh sent their first missionary, Thomas Jones, to evangelise the tribal peoples of the Khasi Hills of north-east India. This book follows Jones from rural Wales to Cherrapunji, the wettest place on earth and now one of the most Christianised parts of India. As colonised colonisers, the Welsh were to have a profound impact on the culture and beliefs of the Khasis. The book also foregrounds broader political, scientific, racial and military ideologies that mobilised the Khasi Hills into an interconnected network of imperial control. Its themes are universal: crises of authority, the loneliness of geographical isolation, sexual scandal, greed and exploitation, personal and institutional dogma, individual and group morality. Written by a direct descendant of Thomas Jones, it makes a significant contribution in orienting the scholarship of imperialism to a much-neglected corner of India, and will appeal to students of the British imperial experience more broadly.