Empire and Information (English, Christopher Alan Bayly | Christopher Alan Bayly | Christopher Alan Bayly)

About the Book

In a penetrating account of the evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, C. A. Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies, runners and political secretaries were recruited by the British to secure information about their subjects. He also examines the social and intellectual origins of these informants, and considers how the colonial authorities interpreted and often misinterpreted the information they supplied. As Professor Bayly demo…

ISBN: 9780521570855