Knowledge, mediation and empire : James Tod's journeys among the Rajputs /

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James Tod (1782-1835) spent 22 years in India (1800-22), during the last five of which he was Political Agent of the British Government in India to the Western Rajput States in north-west India. This book studies Tod's relationships with particular Rajput leaders and with the Rajputs as a group...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D'Souza, Florence (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tod, James, > 1782-1835
Tod, James, > 1782-1835.
Tod, James, > 1782-1835 > Relations with Rajputs.
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Rajasthan (staat)
India > Rajasthan.
Rājasthān (Inde) > Histoire.
Rajasthan (India) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:James Tod (1782-1835) spent 22 years in India (1800-22), during the last five of which he was Political Agent of the British Government in India to the Western Rajput States in north-west India. This book studies Tod's relationships with particular Rajput leaders and with the Rajputs as a group in general, in order to better understand his attempts to portray their history, geographical moorings and social customs to British and European readers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages).
ISBN:9781784992071

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