The black hole of empire: history of a global practice of power 9780691152004, 9780691152011, 0691152004, 0691152012

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English Pages xiv, 425 páginas : ilustraciones, retratos, fotografías en blanco y negro ; 24 cm Year 2012

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The black hole of empire: history of a global practice of power
 9780691152004, 9780691152011, 0691152004, 0691152012

Table of contents :
List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Chapter One: Outrage in Calcutta 1 Chapter Two: A Secret Veil 33 Chapter Three: Tipu's Tiger 67 Chapter Four: Liberty of the Subject 104 Chapter Five: Equality of Subjects 134 Chapter Six: For the Happiness of Mankind 159 Chapter Seven: The Pedagogy of Violence 185 Chapter Eight: The Pedagogy of Culture 222 Chapter Nine: Bombs, Sovereignty, and Football 264 Chapter Ten: The Death and Everlasting Life of Empire 311 Afterword Notes 347 References 387 Index 409

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