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Edge of empire: conquest and collecting in the East, 1750-1850

Edge of empire: conquest and collecting in the East, 1750-1850
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ISBN 000718011X (softcover)
9780007180110 (softcover)
Author Jasanoff, Maya 1974-
Title Edge of empire : conquest and collecting in the East, 1750-1850 / Maya Jasanoff
Publisher London : Harper Perennial, 2006
Physical desc. 404, 18 pages ; illustrations ; 20 cm.
Note First published in Great Britain by Fourth Estate, 2006.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-385) and index.
Contents Introduction: a world of empires, and empire of the world -- Part 1: India, 1750-1799. Conquests. War of the world -- Trade to conquer -- Clive of India, Clive of Britain -- Empire unmasked -- Crossings. Beyond the frontier -- Chameleon capital -- Orientalists? -- Connoisseurs? -- Compromises. Going un-native -- Settling -- Staying on -- Legacies -- Part 2: Imperial collision. Invading Egypt. A new war, a new empire -- Westward bound -- Empire by design -- Abdallah Bonaparte -- Seizing Seringapatam. Citizen Tipu -- L'Alliance Française -- A dangerous liaison -- The fall, and after -- The objects of victory. Trophies -- A tropical grand tour -- From Kaveri to Nile -- Part 3: Egypt, 1801-1840. Rivals. Expansion under cover -- War and piece -- Personal and political -- An amateur abroad -- Removals. The partisans -- The patriot -- A clash of reinventions -- Gentlemen and capitalists -- Recoveries. The two Egypts -- France redux -- Preservers and destroyers -- Collecting back -- Conclusion: Collecting an empire.
Subject Collectors and collecting -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century
Collectors and collecting -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century
Material culture -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century
Material culture -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century
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