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_aBayly, C. A. _q(Christopher Alan) _920074 |
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_aEmpire and information : _bintelligence gathering and social communication in India, 1780-1870 / _cC.A. Bayly |
| 246 | 1 | 4 | _aEmpire & information |
| 250 | _a1st pbk. ed | ||
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_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c1999 |
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_axiv, 412 pages : _bmaps ; _c23 cm |
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_aCambridge studies in Indian history and society ; _v1 |
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| 500 | _aOriginally published: 1996 | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 377-400) and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aPrologue: 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' | |
| 520 | 8 | _aDeploying 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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_aIntelligence service _zIndia _xHistory _920075 |
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_aCommunication _xSocial aspects _zIndia _xHistory _920076 |
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_aIndia _xPolitics and government _y1765-1947 _979 |
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