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The Inordinately Strange Life of Dyce Sombre: Victorian Anglo-Indian MP and 'Chancery Lunatic'

The Inordinately Strange Life of Dyce Sombre: Victorian Anglo-Indian MP and 'Chancery Lunatic'

Michael H. Fisher
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The descendant of European mercenaries and their Indian concubines, David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre bought himself election as an MP, only to be expelled for corruption. This biography explores Sombre's bizarre life, detailing its implications for modern conceptions of race, privilege and empire.
Language
English
Pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Not Avail
Release
April 28, 2010
ISBN
1849040001
ISBN 13
9781849040006

The Inordinately Strange Life of Dyce Sombre: Victorian Anglo-Indian MP and 'Chancery Lunatic'

Michael H. Fisher
5/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The descendant of European mercenaries and their Indian concubines, David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre bought himself election as an MP, only to be expelled for corruption. This biography explores Sombre's bizarre life, detailing its implications for modern conceptions of race, privilege and empire.
Language
English
Pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Not Avail
Release
April 28, 2010
ISBN
1849040001
ISBN 13
9781849040006

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