Memorials of Service in India (Classic Reprint): From the Correspondence of the Late Major Samuel Macpherson, C. B: From the Correspondence of the Late Major Samuel Macpherson, C. B (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Macpherson, Samuel Charters

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1332022715 ISBN 13: 9781332022717

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

Memorials of Service in India offers a firsthand look at British India through Major Samuel Macpherson's letters and memoirs, revealing the challenges of governance in hill tracts and tribal diplomacy.

The work traces his education, early service, and the demanding tasks of managing relations with hill tribes. It combines personal narrative with administrative detail, showing how political life in India blended negotiation, military precision, and cultural understanding.

• Personal letters and reminiscences from Jalnah to Madras reveal the early days of an officer’s career.


• Insight into the complex politics of frontier regions and the use of diplomacy with tribal communities.


• Accounts of strategic decisions and the daily realities of 19th-century imperial governance.


• A window into the ethos, friendships, and challenges faced by British officers in India.

Ideal for readers of colonial history, military diplomacy, and biographies of Indian Service officers.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1332022715
• ISBN 13: 9781332022717
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 426
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