Heart like a Fakir: General Sir James Abbott and the fall of the East India Company
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Main Author: Mason, M. Chris (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London Rowman & Littlefield [2023]
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Abstract:"This book explores the last years of the British East India Company using the life of General Sir James Abbott-explorer, guerilla, district officer, and possible inspiration for Mr. Kurtz in Heart of Darkness-as a thread to reexamine the social and sexual relationships between Britons and Indians and chronicle the collapse of their social contract"--
Physical Description:xxi, 368 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9781538169575
9781538169568