The black hole of empire : history of a global practice of power / Partha Chatterjee.
The black hole of empire : history of a global practice of power / Partha Chatterjee.
The black hole of empire : history of a global practice of power / Partha Chatterjee.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012.
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G 2013/554
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English
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xiv, 425 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c2012.
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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. While this episode was never independently confirmed, the story of "The black hole of Calcutta' was widely circulated and seen by the British public as...
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The black hole of empire : history of a global practice of power / Partha Chatterjee.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2012.
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G 2013/554
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74Vv4bV7qr3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv4bV7qr3g
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0691152012 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780691152004 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0691152004 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780691152011 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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954/.14029
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991015583099702626
