The history of British India Volume 2 Volume 2
James Mill's three volume History of British India was published from 1817 to 1818 & became an immediate success. A friend of Jeremy Bentham & a follower of utilitarianism, Mill focuses more on historical processes than human interest. He uses extensive sources rather than first-hand ex...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
2011.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge library collection. History. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
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| Sumario: | James Mill's three volume History of British India was published from 1817 to 1818 & became an immediate success. A friend of Jeremy Bentham & 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 & its people within the context of a wider theoretical framework. He also criticises the British involvement in India & the process of conquest, colonization, & administration, the intention being to encourage the reader to a greater understanding of historical processes, ideas, & institutions with a view to encouraging thorough reform. Volume 2 covers the period from the formation of the Honourable East India Company in 1708 to East India Company Act of 1773, & from this to Pitt's India Act of 1784. |
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| Notas: | Also issued in print: 2010. Publicado originalmente en: London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1817. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico (xii, 720 p.) |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780511782336 |
