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The Accidental Viceroy: Robert Lytton in India Hardcover - 2019

by Edwin Hirschmann


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The Age of Imperialism reached its peak in the late nineteenth century. The British Empire was the foremost colonial power, and the keystone was India. However, even at its peak, the British Raj was beset by internal rivalries and fears of external threats. In 1875, British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli chose as viceroy Lord Robert Bulwer-Lytton, diplomat and poet, the son of an old friend, but someone with no Indian experience. Lytton accepted reluctantly-and never enjoyed it. He was under the thumb of the Secretary of State for India, the shrewd and ambitious Third Marquess of Salisbury, during most of his four years in India. During his viceroyalty, Lytton had to deal with shifting British policies, a major famine, the freedom-loving people of Afghanistan, an entrenched civil service, and a rising generation of patriotic Indians. In the 1880 elections, Disraeli's Conservatives were defeated by Gladstone's Liberals, and Lytton resigned.

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  • Title The Accidental Viceroy: Robert Lytton in India
  • Author Edwin Hirschmann
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 140
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Lexington Books
  • Date 2019-12-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781498598521 / 1498598528
  • Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.38 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.97 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Indian
  • Library of Congress subjects Viceroys - India, India - Politics and government - 1857-1919
  • Dewey Decimal Code 954.035

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Edwin Hirschmann is professor emeritus at Towson University.
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