Edge of Empire: Conquest and Collecting in the East 1750–1850
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Conquest and Collecting in the East1750-1850
For my parents, border crossers
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: INDIA 1750-1799
CHAPTER ONE: Conquests
I. War of the World
II. Trade to Conquest
III. Clive of India, Clive of Britain
IV. Empire Unmasked
CHAPTER TWO: Crossings
I. Beyond the Frontier
II. Chameleon Capital
III. Orientalists?
IV. Connoisseurs?
CHAPTER THREE: Compromises
I. Going Un-Native
II. Settling
III. Staying On
IV. Legacies
PART TWO: IMPERIAL COLLISION 1798-1801
CHAPTER FOUR: Invading Egypt
I. A New War, a New Empire
II. Westward Bound
III. Empire by Design
IV. Abdallah Bonaparte
CHAPTER FIVE: Seizing Seringapatam
I. Citizen Tipu
II. L’Alliance Française
III. A Dangerous Liaison
IV. The Fall, and After
CHAPTER SIX: The Objects of Victory
I. Trophies
II. A Tropical Grand Tour
III. From Kaveri to Nile
PART THREE: EGYPT 1801-1840
CHAPTER SEVEN: Rivals
I. Expansion Under Cover
II. War and Piece
III. Personal and Political
IV. An Amateur Abroad
CHAPTER EIGHT: Removals
I. The Partisans
II. The Patriot
III. A Clash of Reinventions
IV. Gentlemen and Capitalists
CHAPTER NINE: Recoveries
I. The Two Egypts
II. France Redux
III. Preservers and Destroyers
IV. Collecting Back
CONCLUSION
Acknowledgments
Note on Sources
About the Author
Notes
Index
Praise
Copyright
About the Publisher
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