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The Skull of Alum Bheg - The Life and Death of a Rebel of 1857
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- Publisher: Penguin Books Limited
- ISBN-13: 9780670090204
- Total Pages: 256 Pages
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Book Language: English
- Available Book Formats: Hardcover
- Year: 2017
- Publication Date: 2017-11-01
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In 1963, a human skull was discovered in a pub in Kent in south-east England. A brief handwritten note stuck inside the cavity revealed it to be that of Alum Bheg, an Indian soldier in British service who was executed during the aftermath of the 1857 Uprising. Alum Bheg was blown from a cannon for having allegedly murdered British civilians, and his head was brought back as a grisly war-trophy by an Irish officer present at his execution. The skull is a troublesome relic of both anti-colonial violence and the brutality and spectacle of British retribution. Kim Wagner presents an intimate and vivid account of life and death in British India in the throes of the largest rebellion of the nineteenth century. Fugitive rebels spent months, even years, hiding in the vastness of the Himalayas befo..
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Sold By | Penguin Books Limited |
Author | Kim A. Wagner |
ISBN-13 | 9780670090204 |
Edition | 1st Edition |
Format | Hardcover |
Language | English |
Pages | 256 Pages |
Publication Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2017-11-01 |
Publication Year | 2017 |
Category | Non-Fiction |