{"product_id":"indian-society-and-the-making-of-the-british-empire-9780521250924","title":"Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume provides a synthesis of some of the most important themes to emerge from recent work and seeks in particular to reassess the role of Indians in the politics and economics of early colonialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A treat in store for all students of subcontinental history … an excellent read for any person interested in recent Indian history.' Tariq Ali, The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e'A masterly work of synthesis and interpretation.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e'A sophisticated and complex explanation for the failure of the indigenous States to resist British imperialism … a work of substantial scholarship providing not merely a synthesis of existing material but also original research.' The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003cbr\u003e'… The result is a rewarding narrative and nuanced analysis of nineteenth-century colonization … Price's accomplishment is not only to put together one piece of a bigger puzzle but also to make clear the value of his interactive perspective on imperial encounters wherever they occurred.' The Journal of Interdisciplinary History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of maps; General editor's preface; Preface; Introduction; 1. India in the eighteenth century: the formation of states and social groups; 2. Indian capital and the emergence of colonial society; 3. The crisis of the Indian state, 1780–1820; 4. The consolidation and failure of the East India Company's state, 1818–57; 5. Peasant and Brahmin: consolidating 'traditional' society; 6. Rebellion and reconstruction; Conclusion: the first age of colonialism in India; Glossary of Indian terms; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767639048535,"sku":"9780521250924","price":86.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521250924.jpg?v=1758714136","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/indian-society-and-the-making-of-the-british-empire-9780521250924","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}