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The Black Hole of Empire

- History of a Global Practice of Power

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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. This title follows the ever-changing representations of this historical event and founding myth of the British Empire in India.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691152011
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 440
  • Udgivet:
  • 8. april 2012
  • Størrelse:
  • 154x230x27 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 708 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 20. november 2024

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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. This title follows the ever-changing representations of this historical event and founding myth of the British Empire in India.

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