Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire
- ISBN-10
- 0521386500
- ISBN-13
- 9780521386500
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 230
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- C. A. Bayly
Description
This volume reassesses the role of Indians in the politics and economics of early colonialism.
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- 1988-03-31
- 248 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
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