2010, ISBN: 9780521570855

Paperback, Hardcover

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of the Harvard University Press, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Quarter burgundy cloth, red paper boards. xv, 461 pp. [16] pp. B&W photos… More...

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of the Harvard University Press, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Quarter burgundy cloth, red paper boards. xv, 461 pp. [16] pp. B&W photos. Some light bumping to edges of dust jacket, else fine. The modern Middle East was forged in the crucible of the First World War, but few know the full story of how war actually came to the region. As Sean McMeekin reveals in this startling reinterpretation of the war, it was neither the British nor the French but rather a small clique of Germans and Turks who thrust the Islamic world into the conflict for their own political, economic, and military ends., The Belknap Press of the Harvard University Press, 2010, 5, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 244pp. Laminated printed light card covers. In as new condition throughout. 8vo. Looks at the numerous nineteenth-century movements for social and religious change--Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, and Zoroastrian--that used various forms of religious authority to legitimize their reform programs., Cambridge University Press, 2006, 5, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Paperback Octavo. Paperback. Very good. wraps, 278 pp cover's lightly worn Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders., Cambridge University Press, 1994, 3, Cambridge University Press, 1997-04-13. Hardcover. Good. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pen marginalia. <br> In a penetrating account of the evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, C. A. Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited by the British to secure military, political and social information about their subjects. He also examines the social and intellectual origins of these 'native informants', and considers how the colonial authorities interpreted and often misinterpreted the information they supplied. It was such misunderstandings which ultimately contributed to the failure of the British to anticipate the rebellions of 1857. The author argues, however, that even before this, complex systems of debate and communication were challenging the political and intellectual dominance of the European rulers., Cambridge University Press, 1997-04-13, 2.5<

1997, ISBN: 9780521570855

Cambridge University Press, 1997-04-13. Hardcover. Good. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pen marginalia. <br> In a penetrating account of the… More...

Cambridge University Press, 1997-04-13. Hardcover. Good. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pen marginalia. <br> In a penetrating account of the evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, C. A. Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited by the British to secure military, political and social information about their subjects. He also examines the social and intellectual origins of these 'native informants', and considers how the colonial authorities interpreted and often misinterpreted the information they supplied. It was such misunderstandings which ultimately contributed to the failure of the British to anticipate the rebellions of 1857. The author argues, however, that even before this, complex systems of debate and communication were challenging the political and intellectual dominance of the European rulers., Cambridge University Press, 1997-04-13, 2.5<