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WHITE MUGHALS
LOVE AND BETRAYAL IN 18TH-CENTURY INDIA |
| By: |
William Dalrymple |
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Paperback |
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£18.99 |
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£13.86 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0006550967 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780006550969 |
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| Publisher: |
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
7 April, 2003 |
| Pages: |
640 |
| Description: |
From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted `Return of a King', the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time. |
| Synopsis: |
From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted `Return of a King', the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time.James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at the court of Hyderabad when he met Khair un-Nissa - `Most Excellent among Women' - the great-niece of the Prime Minister of Hyderabad. He fell in love with her and overcame many obstacles to marry her, converting to Islam and, according to Indian sources, becoming a double-agent working against the East India Company.It is a remarkable story, but such things were not unknown: from the early sixteenth century to the eve of the Indian Mutiny, the `white Mughals' who wore local dress and adopted Indian ways were a source of embarrassment to successive colonial administrations. Dalrymple unearths such colourful figures as `Hindoo Stuart', who travelled with his own team of Brahmins to maintain his temple of idols, and Sir David Auchterlony, who took all 13 of his Indian wives out for evening promenades, each on the back of her own elephant.In `White Mughals', William Dalrymple discovers a world almost entirely unexplored by history, and places at its centre a compelling tale of seduction and betrayal. |
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24 b/w, 24 col illus |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
HarperPerennial |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award 2003
Short-listed for PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History 2003 |
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Returnable |
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Book Level : 10.8
Interest Level : Upper Yrs
Points : 35
Quiz number : 206730
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