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Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 showed how vulnerable India was to attack by France and Russia. It forced the British Empire to try to secure the two routes that a European might use to reach the subcontinent-through Egypt and the Red Sea, and through Baghdad and the Persia…
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction: On the Persistence of Poverty in India -- Part I: Identifying the Poor -- 2. The Construction of Poverty and the Poor in Colonial and Pos…
This study is a major addition to understanding the problems of social inequality and the nature of caste and kinship. A full account is given of the social structure of the region, emphasizing the continuity of principles, which govern relations between castes and relationships…
From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the "Very Interesting People" series provides bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous "Oxford Dictionary of National…