Talk Peace by Sam Williams

Talk Peace by Sam Williams

T. T. Roberts, an East India Company lieutenant attached to a native regiment, published this glossary in 1800 to assist those newly arrived in India. Roberts was one of the first to produce such a guide to Indian terms which had entered into common use among the English in India, rather than materials to help Europeans to learn Indian languages properly, as the East India Company's Fort William College in Calcutta, founded in the same year, intended. English did not become the dominant language of administration until the 1830s, and even then many Indian and Persian words continued to be widely used. Arranged alphabetically, Roberts' glossary contains over one thousand entries, from personal names and titles to terms relating to food, drink, trade, law and religion. It is a valuable source of information on colonial Indian history, geography and society, with explanations of names, places, and the status of different castes.

Sam Williams is the author, illustrator, and designer of a number of children's picture books. Karma Wilson's Baby Cakes and Baby, I Love You are two of the books to which he has contributed his talents. He recently put his paintbrushes down and accepted the challenge of climbing Mont Blanc. Sam resides in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife.

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ISBN 13	9780823419364
ISBN 10	0823419363
Title	Talk Peace
Author	Sam Williams
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Holiday House
Year published	2005-01-01
Number of pages	32
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