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Empire and Information - Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India, 1780-1870 (Hardcover, New)
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Empire and Information - Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India, 1780-1870 (Hardcover, New)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society
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The British conquered India within two generations, not only
because of their military superiority, but also because they
deployed a sophisticated intelligence system. In an account of the
evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, this text
shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited by the British to
secure information about their subjects. It also examines the
social and intellectual origins of these informants, and considers
how the colonial authorities interpreted and often misinterpreted
the information they supplied. The text argues that it was such
misunderstandings which ultimately contributed to the failure of
the British to anticipate the mutinies of 1857. It also argues,
however, that, even before this, India's complex systems of
communication were challenging the political and intellectual
dominance of the European rulers.
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