"The Scandal of Empire" reveals that the conquests and exploitations of the East India Company were critical to England's development in the eighteenth century and beyond. We see how mercantile trade was inextricably linked with imperial venture and scandalous excess and how these three things provided the ideological basis for far-flung British expansion. In this powerfully written and trenchant critique, Dirks shows how the empire projected its own scandalous behavior onto India itself. By returning to the moment when the scandal of empire became acceptable we gain a new understanding of the modern culture of the colonizer and the colonized and the manifold implications for Britain, India, and the world.
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"The Scandal of Empire" reveals that the conquests and exploitations of the East India Company were critical to England's development in the eighteenth century and beyond. We see how mercantile trade was inextricably linked with imperial venture and scandalous excess and how these three things provided the ideological basis for far-flung British expansion. In this powerfully written and trenchant critique, Dirks shows how the empire projected its own scandalous behavior onto India itself. By returning to the moment when the scandal of empire became acceptable we gain a new understanding of the modern culture of the colonizer and the colonized and the manifold implications for Britain, India, and the world.
Imprint | The Belknap Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2006 |
Authors | Nicholas B. Dirks |
Dimensions | 210 x 140 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 389 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-02724-4 |
Barcode | 9780674027244 |
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LSN | 0-674-02724-8 |