Table of Contents

General editor's preface; Preface; Maps; 1. The setting for empire; 2. Late Mughal Bengal; 3. The crisis of empire, 1740–65; 4. The new regime; 5. A new society?; 6. Conclusion; Bibliographical essay; Index.

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Explains how Britain established her rule in eastern India during the eighteenth century.

Reviews

"The entire Cambridge series, judging from the quality of these two examples, will prove essential reading for some time to come, for both specialists in Indian history and scholars in related fields. Both authors have clearly demonstrated their control over the state of scholarship in their respective areas. These two authors, and the series editors as well, are to be commended for a fine start to what should prove to be a major contribution to the study of Indian history." Michael H. Fisher, Public Affairs Spring 1989