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Returning the British to South Asian history: The limits of colonial hegemonyFootnote*

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  • I am grateful to Drs. Miles Taylor and Boyd Hilton for suggesting readings on the British side. The audience at the Australian Asian Studies Association Congress at Perth, July 1994, helped me reformulate the paper. I am grateful to the editorial board of South Asia, and to the AustralianAssociation of South Asian Studies and its members for making my visit possible.

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