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. While this episode was never independently confirmed, the story of "The black hole of Calcutta�...
| Main Author: | Chatterjee, Partha, 1947- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[2012]
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| Physical Description: |
xiv, 425 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects: |
CMU Main Books 3rd Floor
| Location | Call Number: | Status |
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| CMU Main Books 3rd Floor | DS465 .C53 2012 |
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