Edge of Empire. Lives, Culture, and Conquest in the East, 1750-1850

by Maya Jasanoff

A$38 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 2005. Stock ID #216962 Black and white photographic illustrations, x + 406pp, notes, index. Dustjacket spine and head faded, upper cover a little soiled, still a very good hardback copy. From household names like Clive of India and Napoleon Bonaparte to little-known figures such as the circus strongman Giambattista Belzoni or the Swiss mercenary Antoine Polier, 'Edge of Empire' traces the

• Binding: Hardcover

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