Empire and Information: Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India, 1780 1870
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society Series)
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In a penetrating account of the evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, C. A. Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies, runners and political secretaries were recruited by the British to secure information about their subjects. He also examines the social and intellectual origins of these informants, and considers how the colonial authorities interpreted and often misinterpreted the information they supplied. As Professor Bayly demonstrates,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521663601
ISBN13:9780521663601
Release Date:March 2000
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:428 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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