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

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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...

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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:
Black Hole Incident, Kolkata, India, 1756.
Imperialism > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER ONE. Outrage in Calcutta
  • CHAPTER TWO. A Secret Veil
  • CHAPTER THREE. Tipu's Tiger
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Liberty of the Subject
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Equality of Subjects
  • CHAPTER SIX. For the Happiness of Mankind
  • CHAP TER SEVEN. The Pedagogy of Violence
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. The Pedagogy of Culture
  • CHAPTER NINE. Bombs, Sovereignty, and Football
  • CHAPTER TEN. The Death and Everlasting Life of Empire
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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