Knowledge, mediation and empire : James Tod's journeys among the Rajputs

Knowledge, mediation and empire : James Tod's journeys among the Rajputs / Florence D'Souza.

James Tod (1782-1835) spent 22 years in India (1800-22), during the last five of which he was Political Agent of the British Government in India to the Western Rajput States in north-west India. This book studies Tod's relationships with particular Rajput leaders and with the Rajputs as a group...

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Main Author: D'Souza, Florence (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Series:Studies in imperialism.
Subjects:
Tod, James, > 1782-1835.
Tod, James, > 1782-1835 > Relations with Rajputs.
Tod, James, > 1782-1835
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Rajasthan (India) > History.
India > Rajasthan
Rajasthan (staat)
History
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Summary:James Tod (1782-1835) spent 22 years in India (1800-22), during the last five of which he was Political Agent of the British Government in India to the Western Rajput States in north-west India. This book studies Tod's relationships with particular Rajput leaders and with the Rajputs as a group in general, in order to better understand his attempts to portray their history, geographical moorings and social customs to British and European readers.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781784992071
1784992070
9781784992088
1784992089
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 28, 2015).

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