The Chartist general : Charles James Napier, the conquest of Sind, and imperial liberalism

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The Chartist general : Charles James Napier, the conquest of Sind, and imperial liberalism

Edward Beasley

(Routledge studies in modern British history, 12)

Routledge, 2018, c2017

  • : paperback

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"First issued in paperback 2018" -- T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. [343]-364

Includes index

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General Charles James Napier was sent to confront the tens of thousands of Chartist protestors marching through the cities of the North of England in the late 1830s. A well-known leftist who agreed with the Chartist demands for democracy, Napier managed to keep the peace. In South Asia, the same man would later provoke a war and conquer Sind. In this first-ever scholarly biography of Napier, Edward Beasley asks how the conventional depictions of the man as a peacemaker in England and a warmonger in Asia can be reconciled. Employing deep archival research and close readings of Napier's published books (ignored by prior scholars), this well-written volume demonstrates that Napier was a liberal imperialist who believed that if freedom was right for the people of England it was right for the people of Sind -- even if "freedom" had to be imposed by military force. Napier also confronted the messy aftermath of Western conquest, carrying out nation-building with mixed success, trying to end the honour killing of women, and eventually discovering the limits of imperial interference.

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Illustrations and Maps Acknowledgements Introduction: Liberalism and Napier Part I: Boyhood and War Chapter 1: Early Days Chapter 2: A Soldier Chapter 3: In America and France Part II: The Radical Abroad and at Home Chapter 4: Greece and the Greeks Chapter 5: Cephalonia and the Greek Revolution Chapter 6: Social Reform for Cephalonia Chapter 7: Departure and Bereavement Chapter 8: Australia and Idealism Chapter 9: Flogging and Politics Part III: The North of England Chapter 10: The Coming of Chartism Chapter 11: Command in the North Chapter 12: The Long-Term Threat Chapter 13: Newport and After Part IV: The Conquest of Sind Chapter 14: To India and Sind Chapter 15: Napier's Motivations Chapter 16: To and from the Battle of Miani Chapter 17: The Battle of Dubba Part V: 'In Scinde as in Cephalonia....' Chapter 18: Victory in the Sun Chapter 19: 'To Protect the Poor from Barbarian Tyranny!' Chapter 20: Conflict and Decline Part VI: Commander-in-Chief Chapter 21: Home and Back Chapter 22: Reforming the Army Chapter 23: The Kohat Expedition Chapter 24: The Mutinies of Charles James Napier Conclusion: Napier, Liberalism, and Imperialism Bibliography

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