Indirect Rule in India: Residents and the Residency System, 1764-1858 0195644190, 9780195644197

More than any other imperial power, the British in India developed techniques of indirect rule. They used Residents who

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INDIRBCT RULE IN INDIA Residents and the Residency Syste,,, 1764-1858



INDIRECT RULE IN INDIA Residents and the Residency System. 1764 - 1858

MICHAEL H. FISHER

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS CALCUTTA

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