Women Against the Raj : The Rani of Jhansi Regiment
This is a ground-breaking history of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, part of the Indian National Army led by Bengali revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose during World War II. The Regiment, a hitherto forgotten part of "the Forgotten Army", was composed largely of teenage volunteers from Malayan...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS),
2008.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This is a ground-breaking history of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, part of the Indian National Army led by Bengali revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose during World War II. The Regiment, a hitherto forgotten part of "the Forgotten Army", was composed largely of teenage volunteers from Malayan rubber estates, girls who had never seen India yet were eager to enlist to liberate India from colonial bondage. Bose, creator of the Regiment, connected a historical thread extending from the original Rani ... |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (132 pages). |
ISBN: | 9789812308108 |