Détails de l’annonce

Titre: The Last Prince of Bengal
Condition: Neuf
Sous titres: A Family's Journey from an Indian Palace to the Australian Outback
Auteur: Innes
Format: Poche
EAN: 9781908906519
ISBN: 9781908906519
Publisher: The Westbourne Press
Genre: History
Sujet: Biography
Date de publication: 2021-03-18
Description: The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal families. Three times the size of Great Britain, his kingdom ranged from the soaring Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. However, in 1880, he was forced to abdicate by the British authorities, who saw him as a threat and permanently abolished his titles. The Nawab's change in fortune marked the end of an era in India and left his secret English family abandoned.The Last Prince of Bengal tells the true story of the Nawab Nazim and his family as they sought by turns to befriend, settle in and eventually escape Britain. From glamourous receptions with Queen Victoria to a scandalous Muslim marriage with an English chambermaid; and from Bengal tiger hunts to sheep farming in the harsh Australian outback, Lyn Innes recounts her ancestors' extraordinary journey from royalty to relative anonymity.This compelling account visits the extremes of British rule in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, exposing complex prejudices regarding race, class and gender. It is the intimate story of one family and their place in defining moments of recent Indian, British and Australian history.
Sujet: Anglais
Pays/Région de fabrication: GB
Item Height: 196
Item Length: 126.00
Année de publication: 2021

Information manquante?

Veuillez nous contacter pour toute information manquante, nous l’ajouterions volontiers dans notre description.