Courting India : seventeenth-century England, Mughal India, and the origins of empire
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New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.
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Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
ISBN
163936322X, 9781639363223
Physical Desc
xxii, 440 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Edgartown Public Library - New | 954 DAS | On Shelf |
Vineyard Haven Public Library - New | 954.02 DAS | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Mogul Empire.
Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625.
Great Britain -- Relations -- India -- History.
History.
India -- History -- 1526-1765.
India -- Relations -- Great Britain -- History.
Jahangir, -- Emperor of Hindustan, -- 1569-1627.
Mogul Empire -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Roe, Thomas, -- Sir, -- 1581?-1644.
Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625.
Great Britain -- Relations -- India -- History.
History.
India -- History -- 1526-1765.
India -- Relations -- Great Britain -- History.
Jahangir, -- Emperor of Hindustan, -- 1569-1627.
Mogul Empire -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Roe, Thomas, -- Sir, -- 1581?-1644.
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English
ISBN
163936322X, 9781639363223
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-416) and index.
Description
"When Thomas Roe arrived in India in 1616 as James I's first ambassador to the Mughal Empire, the English barely had a toehold in the subcontinent. Their understanding of South Asian trade and India was sketchy at best, and, to the Mughals, they were minor players on a very large stage. Roe represented a kingdom that was beset by financial woes and deeply conflicted about its identity as a unified 'Great Britain' under the Stuart monarchy. Meanwhile, the court he entered in India was wealthy and cultured, its dominion widely considered to be one of the greatest and richest empires of the world. In this fascinating history of Roe's four years in India, Nandini Das offers an insider's view of Britain in the making, a country whose imperial seeds were just being sown. It is a story of palace intrigue, scandal, lotteries, and wagers that unfold as global trade begins to stretch from Russia to Virginia, from West Africa to the Spice Islands of Indonesia."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Das, N. (2023). Courting India: seventeenth-century England, Mughal India, and the origins of empire (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Das, Nandini, 1974-. 2023. Courting India: Seventeenth-century England, Mughal India, and the Origins of Empire. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Das, Nandini, 1974-. Courting India: Seventeenth-century England, Mughal India, and the Origins of Empire Pegasus Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Das, Nandini. Courting India: Seventeenth-century England, Mughal India, and the Origins of Empire First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2023.
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