The Imperial Security State British Colonial Knowledge and Empire-Building in Asia |
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| Author:
| Hevia, James |
| Series title: | Critical Perspectives on Empire Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-51957-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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This is an innovative study of the relationship between the production of strategic geographical, political and ethnographical knowledge and the maintenance of the British empire in Asia. It explores the forms of military intelligence, how men were trained to produce them, and their relationship to other types of imperial knowledge.
This is an innovative study of the relationship between the production of strategic geographical, political and ethnographical knowledge and the maintenance of the British empire in Asia. It explores the forms of military intelligence, how men were trained to produce them, and their relationship to other types of imperial knowledge.