Sudipta Das

Myths and Realities of French Imperialism in India, 1763-1783

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This is an objective and well-documented reinterpretation of the French presence in India during one of the most critical and decisive periods of Anglo-French global relations. A stimulating study based on a careful combing of not readily accessible archival sources as well as contemporary and current printed materials, it unfolds the real nature of French objectives in India in the backdrop of French global policy after 1763. As the author extensively documents, French policy was uniquely non-imperialistic in India after the Seven Years' War. The prevailing belief that the Anglo-French confrontation in India was primarlily a conflict for an… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8204-1676-2
EAN: 9780820416762
Produktnummer: 13775572
Verlag: Lang, Peter
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
Seitenangabe: 459 S.
Masse: H23.6 cm x B15.6 cm x D3.2 cm 794 g
Abbildungen: map
Reihenbandnummer: 117
Gewicht: 794

Über den Autor

The Author: Sudipta Das is an assistant professor at Southern University at New Orleans. She was born in India and received her B.A. Honors in History from Calcutta University. She then immigrated to the United States and received her M.A. and Ph.D. from Tulane University. This research was conducted in France, England and India and was supported by the prestigious Seeley Fellowship Award. Dr. Das has also contributed articles to leading journals.