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Empire and information : intelligence gathering and social communication in India, 1780-1870 / C.A. Bayly

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 1Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999Edition: 1st pbk. edDescription: xiv, 412 pages : maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0521663601
  • 9780521663601
  • 9780521570855
  • 0521570859
Other title:
  • Empire & information [Cover title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • ARCH FRBC 327.124 B359E 21
LOC classification:
  • JQ229.I6 B39 1999
Contents:
Prologue: surveillance and communication in early modern India -- Political intelligence and indigenous infomants during the conquest of India, c. 1785-185 -- Misinformation and failure on the fringes of empire -- Between human intelligence and colonial knowledge -- The Indian ecumene: an indigenous public sphere -- Useful knowledge and godly society, c. 1830-50 -- Colonial controversies: astronomers and physicians -- Colonial controversies: language and land -- The information order, the rebellion of 1857-9 and pacification -- Epilogue: information, surveillance and the public arena after the rebellion -- Conclusion: 'knowing the country'
Summary: Deploying a superior military strength and a sophisticated intelligence system allowed the British to conquer India. In a penetrating account Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited by the British to secure information
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Frykenberg Collection ARCH FRBC 327.124 B359E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 066648

Originally published: 1996

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-400) and index

Prologue: surveillance and communication in early modern India -- Political intelligence and indigenous infomants during the conquest of India, c. 1785-185 -- Misinformation and failure on the fringes of empire -- Between human intelligence and colonial knowledge -- The Indian ecumene: an indigenous public sphere -- Useful knowledge and godly society, c. 1830-50 -- Colonial controversies: astronomers and physicians -- Colonial controversies: language and land -- The information order, the rebellion of 1857-9 and pacification -- Epilogue: information, surveillance and the public arena after the rebellion -- Conclusion: 'knowing the country'

Deploying a superior military strength and a sophisticated intelligence system allowed the British to conquer India. In a penetrating account Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited by the British to secure information

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