Empire and Information : Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India, 1780-1870 Paperback / softback
by C. A. (University of Cambridge) Bayly
Part of the Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society series
Paperback / softback
Description
In 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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:428 pages, 3 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:09/03/2000
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- ISBN:9780521663601
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:428 pages, 3 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:09/03/2000
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521663601
