The scandal of empire : India and the creation of imperial Britain
Dirks, Nicholas B., 1950-2006
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'The Scandal of Empire' reveals that the conquests of the East India Company were critical to England's development in the 18th century & beyond. This book shows how the empire projected its own scandalous behaviour onto India itself & provides an understanding of the coloniser & the colonised.
Main title:
The scandal of empire : India and the creation of imperial Britain / Nicholas B. Dirks.
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Imprint:
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Belknap, 2006.
Collation:
344 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780674021662 (hbk)
Dewey class:
954.029809954.0298092954.0298
Local class:
954.0298092
Language:
English
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BRN:
1752494