1. The Indian Mutiny of 1857
... , who consistently contrast the courage, morality and rationality of their own countrymen with a caricature-like image of Indians as fundamentally irrational, passive and primitive people. Moreover, the language used to define the conflict itself, 'the Indian Mutiny', reveals the same paternalism and belittlement of Indian culture that led to the uprising in the first place. However, the unshakable self-confidence ... of time. Contrasting with the strong sense of confidence and unity within the British-led forces was the disparate nature of the rebel coalition, who, as previously me...
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