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Founding an Empire on India's North-Eastern Frontiers, 1790-1840: Climate, Commerce, Polity
Cederlof, Gunnel (, Professor, Department of History, Uppsala University, Sweden)
Founding an Empire on India's North-Eastern Frontiers, 1790-1840: Climate, Commerce, Polity
Cederlof, Gunnel (, Professor, Department of History, Uppsala University, Sweden)
This book examines how north-east Bengal and the neighbouring kingdoms of north-east India came under the control of the British East India Company. Combining colonial, legal, and environmental history, it explores the daily administrative and military practices which shaped colonial polities and subject formation in the varied social ecologies of the region.
304 pages, 5 maps
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 1, 2014 |
Original release date | 2013 |
ISBN13 | 9780198090571 |
Publishers | OUP India |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 223 × 147 × 30 mm · 453 g |
Language | English |