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About the Author
Partha Chatterjee is professor of anthropology and of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University; and honorary professor at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. His books include The Politics of the Governed.
Reviews
One of HistoryToday's Books of the Year 2013, chosen by Chandak Sengoopta "[H]ighly insightful, at times quite brilliant."--David Washbrook, Times Literary Supplement "Chock-full of mini topics and discursive asides, and illustrated with a number of photographs and illustrations, this book is required reading for the genre."--Choice "The Black Hole of Empire is his most ambitious book yet. Challenging existing understandings, reinterpreting the meaning of well-known events, and displaying an authoritative knowledge of an astonishing range of scholarly literature, we encounter a historian at the top of his game."--Gyan Prakash, 3QuarksDaily "[S]timulating and original... In following a trail from history as once every British schoolboy learnt it, Chatterjee illuminates one of the pressing issues of international relations today."--William Crawley, BBC Northern Ireland "[T]he scope, depth, and reach of The Black Hole of Empire is an achievement that is difficult to match... The Black Hole of Empire is, in all its richness or argument and historical detail, a book that no anthropologist, historian, or political theorist of empire can afford to miss."--Peter Pels, Current Anthropology "[T]he book is so richly detailed and so thoughtfully argued that it can serve as the perfect introduction to the history of British India and, indeed, of imperialism itself."--Chandak Sengoopta, History Today
Book Information
ISBN 9780691152011
Author Partha Chatterjee
Format Paperback
Page Count 440
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 595g