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The Illusion of Permanence: British Imperialism in India

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By combining the techniques of intellectual history and social psychology Professor Hutchins provides a new perspective for an understanding of the intellectual atmosphere of British imperialism in India in the nineteenth century. The author stresses that the illusion of permanence began some years before the Great Mutiny of 1857, although it was the Mutiny that made the subsequent imperialistic attitude rigid. His source materials include the writings of travelers, diarists, civil servants, soldiers, and retired officials; ...

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The Illusion of Permanence: British Imperialism in India 2016, Princeton University Press, New Jersey

ISBN-13: 9780691649795

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The Illusion of Permanence: British Imperialism in India 2015, Princeton University Press, New Jersey

ISBN-13: 9780691623108

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The Illusion of Permanence: British Imperialism in India 1967, Princeton University Press, New Jersey

ISBN-13: 9780691030234

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