Vastunisth Samanya Vigyan (Hindi) by Expert Compilations - 0

Cambridge University Press, 2000. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Cambridge U. P., 1999. 1st ed. thus. Nice Copy. octavo. stiff wrappers xiv + 412pp., maps, glossary, bibliog., index, Author shows how networks of Indian spies, runners & political secretaries were recruited by the British to secure information about their subjects; also examines the social & intellectual origins of these informants, & considers how the colonial authorities interpreted & often misinterpreted the information they supplied. He demonstrates, it was such misunderstandings which ultimately contributed to the failure of the British to anticipate the mutinies of 1857. He argues, however, that, even before this, India's complex systems of communication were challenging the political and intellectual dominance of the European rulers. PublishersÕ mark on bottom edge o/w Ôas newÕ

Paperback / softback. New. In a penetrating account of the evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, C. A. Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited to secure information about their subjects. He also examines the social and intellectual origins of these 'native informants', and considers how the colonial authorities interpreted the information they supplied.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 1997. Hardcover. New. 412 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches.