Jasanoff, Maya,

Edge of empire : lives, culture, and conquest in the East, 1750-1850 / Maya Jasanoff. - 1st ed. - New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2005. - ix, 404 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Introduction : a world of empires, an empire of the world -- India, 1750-1799 -- Conquests -- Crossings -- Compromises -- Imperial collision, 1798-1801 -- Invading Egypt -- Seizing Seringapatam -- The objects of victory -- Egypt, 1801-1840 -- Rivals -- Removals -- Recoveries -- Conclusion : collecting an empire. Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Pt. 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Pt. 3. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9.

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