Letters Written in a Mahratta Camp During the Year 1809 - Descriptive of the Characters, Manners, Domestic Habits, and Religious Ceremonies, of the Mahrattas (Paperback)

The purpose of this book, published in 1813 by Thomas Duer Broughton (1778 1835), is to provide an English audience with an accurate description of 'the character, manners, domestic habits and religious ceremonies of the Mahrattas'. Broughton, an army officer in the East India Company, first arrived in India while serving as a cadet in the Bengal establishment in 1795, and eventually rose to the positions of captain in 1805, major in 1816 and colonel in 1829. The book consists of a series of thirty-two letters addressed to his brother, and most of the letters describe the events and the environment of the Rajputana region, beginning with an account of a journey from Agra to Kerowli. The letters which follow all contain fascinating descriptions of festivals and other events, and cultural encounters of all kinds, painting a vivid portrait of life for the British in early nineteenth-century India.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	June 2011
Authors:	Thomas Duer Broughton
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-19038-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General
LSN:	1-108-19038-3
Barcode:	9781108190381

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