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020			_a9780511583285 (ebook)
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050	0	0	_aJQ229.I6 _bB39 1997
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100	1		_aBayly, C. A., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aEmpire and Information : _bIntelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India, 1780–1870 / _cC. A. Bayly.
246	3		_aEmpire & Information
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1997.
300			_a1 online resource (428 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCambridge Studies in Indian History and Society ; _v1
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2017).
520			_aIn a penetrating account of the evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, C. A. Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited by the British to secure military, political and social information about their subjects. He also examines the social and intellectual origins of these 'native informants', and considers how the colonial authorities interpreted and often misinterpreted the information they supplied. It was such misunderstandings which ultimately contributed to the failure of the British to anticipate the rebellions of 1857. The author argues, however, that even before this, complex systems of debate and communication were challenging the political and intellectual dominance of the European rulers.
651		0	_aIndia _xPolitics and government _y1765-1947.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521570855
830		0	_aCambridge Studies in Indian History and Society ; _v1.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511583285
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