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THE HISTORY OF BRITISH INDIA
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| By: |
James Mill |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108022790 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108022798 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
2 December, 2010 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History |
| Pages: |
792 |
| Description: |
James Mill's often harshly critical History of British India is a classic example of early-nineteenth century philosophical political history. |
| Synopsis: |
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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black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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