Empire of the Sikhs:the life and times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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Published: |
Peter Owen Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions,
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Publisher Address: | London Chester Springs, PA |
Publication Dates: | 2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 311 p., [24] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), maps ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780720613230 (pbk.) 072061323X (pbk.) |
Index Number: | K833 |
CLC: | K833.517 |
Call Number: | K833.517/S617R |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-297) and index. The legacy that made the Sikhs proud -- Drumbeat of a school drop-out -- Emergence of the Sikh kingdom -- Campaigns, conquests and consolidation -- The unabashed sensualist -- Patron of the arts and minter extraordinary -- Flouting the republican tradition -- The decadent and deceitful -- Twilight of an empire. |