The vast crescent of British-ruled territories from India down to Singapore appeared in the early...

This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after t...

Thomas Metcalf's fascinating study examines the ways the British sought to legitimate their rule ...

The majority of workers in South Asia are employed in industries that rely on manual labour and c...

The phenomenon of caste has probably aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian lif...

The author traces the history of Indian women from the nineteenth century under colonial rule, to...

An analysis of environment and ethnicity through the history of forest communities in western Ind...

A fascinating study of the role played by the Indian princes in the devolution of British colonia...

This book is a critical work of synthesis and interpretation on one of the central themes in mode...

Thomas Metcalf's fascinating study examines the ways the British sought to legitimate their rule ...