LEADER 03655nam 22005772 450 001 996248225603316 005 20151005020623.0 010 $a0-511-58328-1 010 $a0-511-00203-3 035 $a(CKB)111004366728368 035 $a(MH)007345507-5 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000146165 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11158206 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000146165 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10183186 035 $a(PQKB)11242317 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511583285 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4637790 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366728368 100 $a20090611d1997|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEmpire and information $eintelligence gathering and social communication in India, 1780-1870 /$fC.A. Bayly$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d1997. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 412 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge studies in Indian history and society ;$v1 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-66360-1 311 $a0-521-57085-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 377-400) and index. 327 $g1.$tPrologue: surveillance and communication in early modern India --$g2.$tPolitical intelligence and indigenous informants during the conquest of India, c. 1785-1815 --$g3.$tMisinformation and failure on the fringes of empire --$g4.$tBetween human intelligence and colonial knowledge --$g5.$tIndian ecumene: an indigenous public sphere --$g6.$tUseful knowledge and godly society, c. 1830-50 --$g7.$tColonial controversies: astronomers and physicians --$g8.$tColonial controversies: language and land --$g9.$tinformation order, the Rebellion of 1857-9 and pacification --$g10.$tEpilogue: information, surveillance and the public arena after the Rebellion --$tConclusion: 'Knowing the country'. 330 $aIn a penetrating account of the evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, C. A. Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited by the British to secure military, political and social information about their subjects. He also examines the social and intellectual origins of these 'native informants', and considers how the colonial authorities interpreted and often misinterpreted the information they supplied. It was such misunderstandings which ultimately contributed to the failure of the British to anticipate the rebellions of 1857. The author argues, however, that even before this, complex systems of debate and communication were challenging the political and intellectual dominance of the European rulers. 410 0$aCambridge studies in Indian history and society. ;$v1. 517 3 $aEmpire & Information 606 $aIntelligence service$zIndia$xHistory 606 $aCommunication$xSocial aspects$zIndia$xHistory 607 $aIndia$xPolitics and government$y1765-1947 615 0$aIntelligence service$xHistory. 615 0$aCommunication$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 676 $a327.124/054/09034 700 $aBayly$b C. A$g(Christopher Alan),$0242901 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996248225603316 996 $aEmpire and information$92376197 997 $aUNISA 999 $aThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress