Empire and information : intelligence gathering and social communication in India, 1780-1870 / C.A. Bayly.
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- 0521570859 (hardcover)
- 9788175960657
- 327.1241054 BAY
- JQ229.I6 B39 1997
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327.120973 RAN The Intelligence establishment / | 327.120973 TRE Reshaping national intelligence in an age of information / | 327.1234 CHA Espionage in ancient India : | 327.1241054 BAY Empire and information : | 327.1247 KOU Biological espionage : | 327.1273 BLU Killing hope : | 327.1273 RUS Sharpening strategic intelligence : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-400) and index.
This book shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited by the British to secure military, political and social information about their subjects. The author 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.
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