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Autore |
Metcalf Thomas R. <1934-> |
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Titolo |
Imperial connections [[electronic resource] ] : India in the Indian Ocean arena, 1860-1920 / / Thomas R. Metcalf |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-76223-0 |
9786612762239 |
0-520-93333-8 |
1-4337-0969-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (285 p.) |
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Collana |
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The California world history library ; ; 4 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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East Indians - Colonization - Indian Ocean Region - History |
East Indians - Employment - Indian Ocean Region - History |
Indian Ocean Region Colonization History |
Great Britain Colonies Africa Administration |
Great Britain Colonies Asia Administration |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: Empire Recentered -- 1. Governing Colonial Peoples -- 2. Constructing Identities -- 3. Projecting Power: The Indian Army Overseas -- 4. Recruiting Sikhs for Colonial Police and Military -- 5. "Hard Hands and Sound Healthy Bodies": Recruiting "Coolies" for Natal -- 6. India in East Africa -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An innovative remapping of empire, Imperial Connections offers a broad-ranging view of the workings of the British Empire in the period when the India of the Raj stood at the center of a newly globalized system of trade, investment, and migration. Thomas R. Metcalf argues that India itself became a nexus of imperial power that made possible British conquest, control, and governance across a wide arc of territory stretching from Africa to eastern Asia. His book, offering a new perspective on how imperialism operates, emphasizes transcolonial interactions and webs of influence that advanced the interests of |
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