Historians of British colonial rule in India have noted both the place of military might and the imposition of new cultural categories in the making of Empire,

Historians of British colonial rule in India have noted both the place of military might and the imposition of new cultural categories in the making of Empire,

In Buying Time, Thomas F. McDow synthesizes Indian Ocean, Middle Eastern, and East African studies as well as economic and social history to explain how, in the

"This book makes important contributions to the history of the East India Company and the history of indirect rule. It will be relevant for students and academi