1857——1859年印度的起义在全世界许多国家,首先在欧洲各国引起了很多的反应。人们对起义的进程、有关军事行动的新闻以及很多在当时引起大量书刊进行讨论的一般性的问题,都发生了极大的兴趣。欧洲各国的评论家们试图说明印度起义的原因和性质、起义对印度和英国的命运的后果、英国殖民制度的性质、不列颠在亚洲统治的意义,特别是试图说明这次起义对印度究竟有利还是有害的问题。从对这类问题的提法,便可看出各国内部不同政治派系和社会政治思想的各种流派的斗争,并反映出当时的国际形势。很自然,在当时不存在一致的“欧洲社会舆论,而就在 India’s uprising in 1857 - 1859 in many countries throughout the world, first of all in Europe caused a lot of reactions. There has been great interest in the process of the uprisings, news of military operations, and many general issues that led to the mass discussion of the books at the time. Critics of European countries are trying to explain the causes and nature of the Indian uprising; the consequences of the uprising on the fate of India and Britain; the nature of the British colonial system; the significance of Britain’s rule in Asia; and especially the attempt to show whether this uprising is good for India or not Harmful problem. From the formulation of such issues, the struggles of various schools of different political factions and social and political thought in different countries can be seen and the current international situation reflected. Naturally, at the time there was no uniform “European public opinion,” but rather