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The black hole of empire : history of a global practice of power
When Siraj, the ruler of Bengal, overran the British settlement of Calcutta in 1756, he allegedly jailed 146 European prisoners overnight in a cramped prison. Of the group, 123 died of suffocation. This title follows the ever-changing representations of this historical event and founding myth of the...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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Lucknow
PERMANENT BLACK,
2013.
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| Sumari: | When Siraj, the ruler of Bengal, overran the British settlement of Calcutta in 1756, he allegedly jailed 146 European prisoners overnight in a cramped prison. Of the group, 123 died of suffocation. This title follows the ever-changing representations of this historical event and founding myth of the British Empire in India. Read less |
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| Descripció física: | (xiv, 425 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9788178243733 |