The Rani of Jhansi
A Study of Female Heroism in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2857528 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geraldine Forbes (State University of New York at Oswego, corresponding author), Joyce Lebra-Chapman |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 693 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pacific Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2759217 |
| OpenAlex | W4206645986 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
the last half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, fed into the stream of growing nationalism.She became a potent political symbol, a symbol that is being reinterpreted in fresh ways even today.Convinced that the Rani would capture the imagination of Western readers even as Joan of Arc did, I embarked on the present study.I visited Jhansi, Kalpi, Gwalior, Lucknow, and Kanpur, saw the forts where she fought and died, and taped the poetry and songs still sung by poets in Jhansi and Gwalior.I consulted the National Archives and Nehru Memorial Museum Library in New Delhi and
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |