My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9 2 Volume Set (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108023511)

William Howard Russell was sent to India by The Times to report on the conflict of 1857-1859 known as the Indian Mutiny. His previous work was in the Crimean War and his exposés of conditions there led to the sending of Florence Nightingale and her nurses, improvements to supplies and conditions, and to the demand for military and administrative reform. It was largely because of his contributions that war correspondence emerged as a new branch of journalism. In his Indian diary, Russell criticises British snobbery as well as attitudes to and treatment of the Indians, and advocates leniency and conciliation.

Author: William Howard Russell
ISBN-10: 1108023517
ISBN-13: 9781108023511
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/09/2010
Pages: 920
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.31lbs
Size: 12.76h x 9.84w x 2.68d