{"product_id":"unearthing-the-past-to-forge-the-future-colin-mackenzie-the-early-colonial-state-and-the-comprehensive-survey-of-india-9781785336898","title":"Unearthing the Past to Forge the Future: Colin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tFor much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the British East India Company consolidated its rule over India, evolving from a trading venture to a colonial administrative force. Yet its territorial gains far outpaced its understanding of the region and the people who lived there, and its desperate efforts to gain knowledge of the area led to the 1815 appointment of army officer Colin Mackenzie as the first Surveyor General of India. This volume carefully reconstructs the life and career of Mackenzie, showing how the massive survey of India that he undertook became one of the most spectacular and wide-ranging knowledge production initiatives in British colonial history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“I highly recommend Unearthing the Past to Forge the Future to anyone working on colonial India or on British colonialism more broadly. It is a unique study that is well-researched and well-executed.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Newbooks.Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tA Note on the Text and Sources\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Scottish Experiences\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Building an East Indian Career\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e On the Route: From Military Imperatives to the Tasks of Government\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mackenzie’s Survey\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mapping History, Producing Territory\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Knowledge for the Future\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Past in the Present\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Surveyor General\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042402107735,"sku":"9781785336898","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785336898.jpg?v=1750954043","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unearthing-the-past-to-forge-the-future-colin-mackenzie-the-early-colonial-state-and-the-comprehensive-survey-of-india-9781785336898","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}