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Empire and information : intelligence gathering and social communication in India, 1780-1870 / C.A. Bayly.
Series: Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 1Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.Description: xiv, 412 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 0521663601 (paperback)
- 9780521663601 (paperback)
- 22 327.1241054
Contents:
List of maps;
Preface;
Glossary;
List of abbreviations;
Introduction;
1. Prologue: surveillance and communication in early modern India;
2. Political intelligence and indigenous informants during the conquest of India, c. 1785–1815;
3. Misinformation and failure on the fringes of empire;
4. Between human intelligence and colonial knowledge;
5. The Indian ecumene: an indigenous public sphere;
6. Useful knowledge and godly society, c. 1830–50;
7. Colonial controversies: astronomers and physicians;
8. Colonial controversies: language and land;
9. The information order, the Rebellion of 1857–9 and pacification;
10. Epilogue: information, surveillance and the public arena after the Rebellion;
Conclusion: 'knowing the country';
Bibliography;
Index.
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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National Law School | General Stacks | 327.1241054 BAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Recommended by Dr. Anwesha Ghosh | 39219 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-400) and index.
List of maps;
Preface;
Glossary;
List of abbreviations;
Introduction;
1. Prologue: surveillance and communication in early modern India;
2. Political intelligence and indigenous informants during the conquest of India, c. 1785–1815;
3. Misinformation and failure on the fringes of empire;
4. Between human intelligence and colonial knowledge;
5. The Indian ecumene: an indigenous public sphere;
6. Useful knowledge and godly society, c. 1830–50;
7. Colonial controversies: astronomers and physicians;
8. Colonial controversies: language and land;
9. The information order, the Rebellion of 1857–9 and pacification;
10. Epilogue: information, surveillance and the public arena after the Rebellion;
Conclusion: 'knowing the country';
Bibliography;
Index.
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