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Autore |
Dirks Nicholas B. <1950-> |
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Titolo |
The scandal of empire [[electronic resource] ] : India and the creation of imperial Britain / / Nicholas B. Dirks |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 389 p. ) : ill., ports |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political corruption - India - History - 18th century |
India Colonization History 18th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2006. |
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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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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Prologue -- 1. Scandal -- 2. Corruption -- 3. Spectacle -- 4. Economy -- 5. Sovereignty -- 6. State -- 7. History -- 8. Tradition -- 9. Empire -- Notes. Illustration Credits. Index -- Notes -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Scandal of Empire reveals that the conquests and exploitations of the East India Company were critical to England's development in the eighteenth century and beyond. In this powerfully written critique, Nicholas Dirks shows how the empire projected its own scandalous behavior onto India itself. By returning to the moment when the scandal of empire became acceptable, we gain a new understanding of the modern culture of the colonizer and the colonized and the manifold implications for Britain, India, and the world. |
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