The Scandal of Empire

India and the Creation of Imperial Britain

Nicholas B. Dirks

    List of Illustrations

    Preface

    Map of India, 1792

    Prologue

    1. Scandal

    2. Corruption

    3. Spectacle

    4. Economy

    5. Sovereignty

    6. State

    7. History

    8. Tradition

    9. Empire

    Notes

    Illustration Credits

    Index

  • Cover: The Scandal of Empire

Nicholas B. Dirks is the Franz Boas Professor of Anthropology and History, and Vice President for Arts and Sciences and Dean of the Faculty, at Columbia University.