Heart like a Fakir General Sir James Abbott and the fall of the East India Company
Beginnings, 1807-1824 -- Baptism of Fire, 1824-1826 -- Progress and Reform, 1826-1834 -- D'Arcy Todd and the Revenue Survey, 1834-1838 -- A Mission to Khiva, 1838-1843 -- A New Beginning, 1843-1849 -- The Man Who Was King, 1849-1853 -- Endings, 1854-1896
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Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London
Rowman & Littlefield
2023
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Beginnings, 1807-1824 -- Baptism of Fire, 1824-1826 -- Progress and Reform, 1826-1834 -- D'Arcy Todd and the Revenue Survey, 1834-1838 -- A Mission to Khiva, 1838-1843 -- A New Beginning, 1843-1849 -- The Man Who Was King, 1849-1853 -- Endings, 1854-1896 "This book explores the last years of the British East India Company using the life of General Sir James Abbott-explorer, guerilla, district officer, and possible inspiration for Mr. Kurtz in Heart of Darkness-as a thread to reexamine the social and sexual relationships between Britons and Indians and chronicle the collapse of their social contract"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | xxi, 368 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781538169575 978-1-5381-6957-5 9781538169568 978-1-5381-6956-8 |