The History of British India Paperback / softback
by James Mill
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History series
Paperback / softback
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James Mill's three volume History of British India was published from 1817 to 1818 and became an immediate success.
A friend of Jeremy Bentham and a follower of utilitarianism, Mill focuses more on historical processes than human interest.
He uses extensive sources rather than first-hand experience to create, as his preface claims, an 'objective' yet 'critical' history, often making harsh judgements of the country and its people within the context of a theoretical framework.
He also criticises the British involvement in India and the process of conquest, colonization, and administration, the intention being to encourage the reader to a greater understanding of historical processes, ideas, and institutions with a view to encouraging thorough reform.
Volume 3 examines the history of the colony from Pitt's India Act in 1784 to the end of the Second Anglo-Maratha War and the peace between the British and Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar in 1805.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:792 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:02/12/2010
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- ISBN:9781108022798
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:792 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:02/12/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108022798
