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The Black Hole of Empire: History of a Global Practice of Power
The Black Hole of Empire History of a Global Practice of Power
Author: Partha Chatterjee
When Siraj, the ruler of Bengal, overran the British settlement of Calcutta in 1756, he allegedly jailed 146 European prisoners overnight in a cramped prison. Of the group, 123 died of suffocation. While this episode was never independently confirmed, the story of the black hole of Calcutta was widely circulated and seen by the British public as...  more »
ISBN-13: 9788178243733
ISBN-10: 8178243733
Publication Date: 10/10/2013
Pages: 440
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