Edge of empire : lives, culture, and conquest in the East, 1750-1850 / Maya Jasanoff.

A mansion filled with Western art in the center of old Calcutta, the Mughal emperor's letters in an archive in the French Alps, the names of Italian adventurers scratched into the walls of Egyptian temples. In this book, Jasanoff delves into the stories behind vestiges such as these to uncover the l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jasanoff, Maya, 1974-
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:ix, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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