The revolt of 1857 continues to arouse interest and debate. This book, first published in 1984 and now in paperback for the first time with a new introduction, remains one of the best studies of popular resistance and peasant rebellion.
Author Biography
Rudrangshu Mukherjee was educated at Presidency College, Calcutta; Jawarharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He has taught at Calcutta University and held visiting appointments at Princeton University, Manchester University and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
