Bengal: The British Bridgehead: Eastern India 1740 1828

by Peter James Marshall

Book Overview

The aim of Bengal: The British Bridgehead is to explain how, in the eighteenth century, Britain established her rule in eastern India, the first part of the sub-continent to be incorporated into the British Empire. Professor Marshall begins his analysis with the reign of Alivardi Khan, the last effective Mughal ruler of eastern India. He then explores the social, cultural, and economic ihanges that followed the imposition of foreign rule and seeks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521028221
• ISBN13: 9780521028226
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"