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George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859–1925)

Auteur de A Viceroy's India : leaves from Lord Curzon's notebook

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Crédit image: George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ggbain-35223

Œuvres de George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

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Nom canonique
Lord Curzon
Nom légal
Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess
Autres noms
Curzon, Lord
Date de naissance
1859-01-11
Date de décès
1925-03-20
Lieu de sépulture
All Saints Churchyard, Keddleston, England
Sexe
male
Nationalité
UK
Lieu de naissance
Kedleston, Derbyshire, England, UK
Lieu du décès
London, England, UK
Lieux de résidence
Kedleston, Derbyshire, England, UK
India
London, England, UK
Études
Eton College
University of Oxford (BA | Greats| Balliol College)
Professions
diplomat
Viceroy of India (1899-1905)
Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
President of the Air Board of the United Kingdom (1916-1917|Conservative)
Lord President of the Council of the United Kingdom (1916-1919|Conservative) (tout afficher 10)
Lord President of the Council of the United Kingdom (1924-1925|Conservative)
Leader of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom (1916-1924|Conservative)
Leader of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom (1924-1925|Conservative)
United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1919-1924|Conservative)
Relations
Curzon, Lady Mary (wife)
Glynn, Elinor (lover)
Mosley, Oswald (son-in-law)
Mosley, Nicholas (grandson)
Ravensdale, Baroness (daughter)
Organisations
The Souls
Conservative Party
Prix et distinctions
Order of the Garter (Knight Companion)
Order of the Star of India (Knight Grand Commander)
Order of the Indian Empire (Knight Grand Commander)
Privy Councillor
Royal Society (Fellow)
Royal Geographical Society (Gold Medal) (tout afficher 9)
Examination Fellow of All Souls College (1883)
Arnold Prize
Lothian Prize

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Written by the former Viceroy in his later years - some interesting anecdotes and reflections on the nature of memory, bearing out Soeregard's observation that a life must be lived forwards but can only be understood backwards.
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DramMan | Mar 21, 2023 |
A rare glimpse into the mind of one of the better-known viceroys, Lord Curzon (Viceroy 1894-1905). This selection does not deal with the larger questions of British rule and policy, but with some of his tours and excursions in the interior districts of the subcontinent, with somewhat humorous sketches of the locals and their foibles. The latter half of the volume is given to his account of a march into the wild Northwest Frontier province and beyond, to the Wakhan plateau in the Pamirs of Afghanistan, and the source of the Oxus river (which he claims to have discovered). An engaging look into the minds and spirit of the British rulers in India, and their affectionate, if somewhat bemused, reactions to the local rajahs and other personalities. Original photographs from those times, showing the variety of transport modes, and the importance of elephants and horses, add value.… (plus d'informations)
 
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Dilip-Kumar | 2 autres critiques | Nov 23, 2021 |
Valuable book to have a historical sense of the region and the conflicts which are still continuing there to this day. Curzon is a more interesting character than is acknowledged today because of the continued leftist and liberationist ideology of denouncing imperialism.
 
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RoyHartCentre | 2 autres critiques | Mar 16, 2010 |
 
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GlenRalph | 2 autres critiques | Jul 24, 2009 |

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Œuvres
18
Aussi par
2
Membres
106
Popularité
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Évaluation
3.8
Critiques
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ISBN
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