Peace, poverty and betrayal : a new history of British India
Matthews, Roderick, 1956-2021
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How can we explain Britain's long rule in India beyond the clichés of 'imperial' versus 'nationalist' interpretations? In this history, Roderick Matthews tells a more nuanced story of 'oblige and rule', the foundation of common purpose between colonisers and powerful Indians. This volume argues that this was more a state of being than a system: British policy was never clear or consistent; the East India Company went from a manifestly incompetent ruler to, arguably, the world's first liberal government; and among British and Indians alike there were both progressive and conservative attitudes to colonisation. Matthews skilfully illustrates that this very diversity and ambiguity of British-Indian relations also drove the social changes that led to the struggle for independence.
Main title:
Peace, poverty and betrayal : a new history of British India / Roderick Matthews.
Author:
Matthews, Roderick, 1956-, author
Imprint:
London : Hurst & Company, 2021.
Collation:
416 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781787383852 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
954.03954.03 MAT
Language:
English
BRN:
1144811
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