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The Chartist general : Charles James Napier, the conquest of Sind, and imperial liberalism
Title
The Chartist general : Charles James Napier, the conquest of Sind, and imperial liberalism / Edward Beasley.
ISBN
9781138699267
1138699268
9781315517292
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Physical Description
vi, 377 pages ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 20, 2017
Series
Routledge studies in modern British history ; 12
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: liberalism and Napier
Part I. Boyhood and war
Early days
A soldier
In America and France
Part II. The radical abroad and at home
Greece and the Greeks
Cephalonia and the Greek Revolution
Social reform for Cephalonia
Departure and bereavement
Australia and idealism
Flogging and politics
Part III. The north of England
The coming of Chartism
Command in the north
The long-term threat
Newport and after
Part IV. The conquest of Sind
To India and Sind
Napier's motivations
To and from the Battle of Miani
The Battle of Dubba
Part V. In Scinde as in Cephalonia
Victory in the sun
To protect the poor from barbarian tyranny!
Conflict and decline
Part VI. Commander-in-chief
Home and back
Reforming the army
The Kohat Expedition
The mutinies of Charles James Napier
Conclusion: Napier, liberalism, and imperialism.
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