Contents

Foreword iii

1. How, When and Where 1

2. From Trade to Territory
The Company Establishes Power
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3. Ruling the Countryside 26

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4. Tribals, Dikus and the Vision 39

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5. When People Rebel 51

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1857 and After

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6. Colonialism and the City
The Story of an Imperial Capital
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