Sir John Malcolm and the Creation of British India

Through his writings, the leading East India Company servant, Sir John Malcolm helped to shape the historical thought of British empire-building in India. This book uses his works to examine the intellectual history of British expansion in South Asia, and shed light on the history of orientalism and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harrington, Jack
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2010, 2010
Series:Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Through his writings, the leading East India Company servant, Sir John Malcolm helped to shape the historical thought of British empire-building in India. This book uses his works to examine the intellectual history of British expansion in South Asia, and shed light on the history of orientalism and indirect rule and the formation of British power
Physical Description:XII, 253 p online resource
ISBN:9780230117501