Founding an Empire on India's North-Eastern Frontiers, 1790-1840 Climate, Commerce, Polity |
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| Author:
| Cederlof, Gunnel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-809057-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.