Edge of Empire
Lives, Culture, and Conquest in the East, 1750-1850
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 12, 2006
In this imaginative book, Maya Jasanoff uncovers the extraordinary stories of collectors who lived on the frontiers of the British Empire in India and Egypt, tracing their exploits to tell an intimate history of imperialism.
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- Genres
- Imperialism, Indian & South Asian History, Colonialism & Its Aftermath
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, September 12, 2006
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In this imaginative book, Maya Jasanoff uncovers the extraordinary stories of collectors who lived on the frontiers of the British Empire in India and Egypt, tracing their exploits to tell an intimate history of imperialism. Jasanoff delves beneath the grand narratives of power, exploitation, and resistance to look at the British Empire through the eyes of the people caught up in it.
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Written and researched on four continents, Edge of Empire enters a world where people lived, loved, mingled, and identified with one another in ways richer and more complex than previous accounts have led us to believe were possible. And as this book demonstrates, traces of that world remain tangible—and topical—today. An innovative, persuasive, and provocative work of history.
Where it sits
| Colonialism & Its Aftermath | 32% |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | 27% |
| Indian & South Asian History | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- British History
- Exploration & Discovery
- How Cultures Work
- Authors
- Maya Jasanoff
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- September 12, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- British History