Volume Introduction: From the Company to the Canal

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments xix
4. General Introduction: Readings in Imperialism and Orientalism xxi
5. Volume Introduction: From the Company to the Canal 1
6. I. Company to canal, 1757–1869
7. Introduction: Adventure Capitalism: Mercantilism, Militarism, and the British East India Company 13
8. II. Oriental despotism
9. introduction: Oriental Despotisms and Political Economies 89
10. III. The impeachment of warren hastings
11. Introduction: Warren Hastings: Naughty Nabob or National Hero? 131
12. IV. The case of tipu sultan
13. Introduction: Tipu Sultan: Oriental Despot or National Hero? 171
14. V. Orientalism
15. Introduction: Orientalism: The East as a Career 203
16. VI. Laws and orders
17. Introduction: Ordering ‘‘Chaos’’: Administering the Law 249
18. VII. Thuggee/Thagi
19. Introduction: Decriminalizing the Landscape: Thugs and Poisoners 285
20. VIII. Suttee/Sati
21. Introduction: Sati/Suttee: Observances, Abolition, Observations 337
22. IX. The indian uprising / sepoy mutiny 1857–1858
23. Introduction: The ‘‘Asiatic Mystery’’: The Sepoy Mutiny, Rebellion, or Revolt 391
24. X. The suez canal: the gala opening
25. Introduction: Spectacular Suez: The Opening Gala of the Suez Canal 555
26. XI. The suez canal: the builder, ferdinand de lesseps
27. Introduction: ‘‘The Master Builder’’ and His Designs: Ferdinand De Lesseps 575
28. XII. The suez canal: the canal and its consequences
29. Introduction: The Battlefield of the Future: The Canal and Its Consequences 611
30. XIII. The arabi uprising
31. Introduction: The Arabi Uprising: ‘‘Egypt for the Egyptians’’ or British Egypt 681
32. XIV. Pilgrims, travelers, and tourists
33. Introduction: Holy Lands and Secular Agendas 747
34. INDEX 797