Empire and Information

Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India, 1780–1870

By:

C.A. Bayly

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society

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In a penetrating account of the evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, C. A. Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies, runners and political secretaries were recruited by the British to secure information about their subjects. He also examines the social and intellectual origins of these informants, and considers how the colonial authorities interpreted and often misinterpreted the information they supplied. As Professor Bayly demonstrates, it was such misunderstandings which ultimately contributed to the failure of the British to anticipate the mutinies of 1857. He argues, however, that, even before this, India's complex systems of communication were challenging the political and intellectual dominance of the European rulers.

Release date Australia

January 30th, 1997

Author

C.A. Bayly

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

3 Maps

Pages

428

Series

Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society

Dimensions

158x235x32

ISBN-13

9780521570855

Product ID

1978593

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