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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�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chatterjee, Partha, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2012]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo