Cargando…

The Black Hole of Empire : History of a Global Practice of Power /

When Siraj, the ruler of Bengal, overran the British settlement of Calcutta in 1756, he allegedly jailed 146 European prisoners overnight in a cramped prison. Of the group, 123 died of suffocation. While this episode was never independently confirmed, the story of "the black hole of Calcutta&qu...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chatterjee, Partha (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2012]
Edición:Course Book
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo