Loading…

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 Calcu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Caṭṭopādhyāẏa, Pārtha
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo