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Indika: Essays in Indo-French Relations, 1630-1976
Indika Essays in IndoFrench Relations 16301976 Author:Jean-Marie Lafont The core of the research is about the French in the service of Indian States (Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, Madhoji Sindhia, Shuja ud-Daula, Asaf ud-Daula and Ranjit Singh) before the onset of British rule in India. It focuses on the modernization of the armed forces of these states and the transfer of military know-how and technologies in the 18th... more » and 19th centuries. The last two chapters bring the story down to 1976 in analysing Indian influence on Albert Camus and Andre Malraux. The book has 72 black-and-white illustrations.« less