Thirteen months in China : a subaltern Indian and the colonial world : an annotated translation of Thakur Gadadhar Singh's ChiÌ#x84;n me terah maÌ#x84;s

This book is an annotated English translation of Gadadhar Singh's Chin Me Terah Mas (1902), a stunning account, in Hindi, of his experiences in China as a soldier in the International Expedition--a multinational force of eight nations organized in the summer of 1900 to march on the capital city of Beijing, lift the siege of the Foreign Legations there, and defeat the insurgent Boxers and the Qing Empire that supported the movement. Written shortly after his return from Beijing, Singh details many aspects of China and its people he encountered in person over the course of thirteen months. Part travelogue, part history, his story of China offers an eyewitness account of the tumultuous events of the Boxer Uprising and its aftermath along with a remarkable close-up view of Chinese society, culture, politics, religion, art, and architecture, and other "knowable and suitable subjects", from the perspective of an Indian subaltern. Title_Pages (1) 0_Frontmatter 00_Introduction 01_Chapter 01 02_Chapter 02 03_Chapter 03 04_Index 05_ATA Acknowledgements 0_Frontmatter 00_Introduction 01_Chapter 01 02_Chapter 02 03_Chapter 03 04_Index 05_ATA Introduction 0_Frontmatter 00_Introduction 01_Chapter 01 02_Chapter 02 03_Chapter 03 04_Index 05_ATA The_War_in_ChinaThe_Sea_Voyage 0_Frontmatter 00_Introduction 01_Chapter 01 02_Chapter 02 03_Chapter 03 04_Index 05_ATA War_ScenesMission_Tianjin 0_Frontmatter 00_Introduction 01_Chapter 01 02_Chapter 02 03_Chapter 03 04_Index 05_ATA Miscellaneous_AccountsZhili_Province 0_Frontmatter 00_Introduction 01_Chapter 01 02_Chapter 02 03_Chapter 03 04_Index 05_ATA Index 0_Frontmatter 00_Introduction 01_Chapter 01 02_Chapter 02 03_Chapter 03 04_Index 05_ATA About_the_Editor_and_the_Translators 0_Frontmatter 00_Introduction 01_Chapter 01 02_Chapter 02 03_Chapter 03 04_Index 05_ATA Пустая страница Пустая страница Gadadhar Singh's account of his experiences in China as a soldier in the International Expedition to march on the capital city of Beijing Singh's subaltern perspective renders a highly sympathetic account of neighbouring China and the many connections and similarities he perceived tying India to China. Offers a personal view of Chinese society, culture, politics, religion, art and architecture, and other 'knowable and suitable subjects'. Details many aspects of China and its people he encountered in person over the course of thirteen months. A first-person account of Singh's time in China; the first detailed travelogue and history of China written in a South Asian language