Servants of the Empire - The Irish in Punjab 1881-1921

Informationen zum Autor Patrick O'Leary is an independent scholar. Klappentext The first book to examine the proposition that Irish public servants in India were moved by their 'Irishness' to subvert or eccentrically implement policies of the Raj. Essential reading for those wishing to understand the three-way interaction between the Irish, the empire and the peoples of India. Zusammenfassung The first book to examine the proposition that Irish public servants in India were moved by their 'Irishness' to subvert or eccentrically implement policies of the Raj. Essential reading for those wishing to understand the three-way interaction between the Irish! the empire and the peoples of India. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Context1. Introduction: The scattered Irish2. India and Punjab in the late nineteenth century3. The Indian Public Service4. Who were they?5. Straits settlements, Malaya and Ceylon Part II: The frontier6. Waziristan: warriors and administrators 7. Pro-consul and the Viceroy8. Frontiersman and the diplomatPart III: Land and infrastructure9. Land: The Irish dimension10. Canal colonies11. Dane and land bills12. Irish engineers and Punjab's infrastructure Part IV: Politics and society13. Lansdowne and Fitzpatrick14. Punjab affairs are Simla affairs 15. Dane and O'Dwyer Part V: Conclusions16. ConclusionsAppendices Bibliography Index

List of contents

Part I: Context
1. Introduction: The scattered Irish
2. India and Punjab in the late nineteenth century
3. The Indian Public Service
4. Who were they?
5. Straits settlements, Malaya and Ceylon
Part II: The frontier
6. Waziristan: warriors and administrators
7. Pro-consul and the Viceroy
8. Frontiersman and the diplomat
Part III: Land and infrastructure
9. Land: The Irish dimension
10. Canal colonies
11. Dane and land bills
12. Irish engineers and Punjab's infrastructure
Part IV: Politics and society
13. Lansdowne and Fitzpatrick
14. Punjab affairs are Simla affairs
15. Dane and O'Dwyer
Part V: Conclusions
16. Conclusions
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Patrick O'Leary is an independent scholar.

Summary

The first book to examine the proposition that Irish public servants in India were moved by their ‘Irishness’ to subvert or eccentrically implement policies of the Raj. Essential reading for those wishing to understand the three-way interaction between the Irish, the empire and the peoples of India. -- .

Product details

• Authors: &apos, Patrick Leary, O LEARY PATRICK, O&apos, Patrick O'Leary, Patrick O''leary
• Assisted by: John M. MacKenzie (Editor), Andrew Thompson (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2011
• EAN: 9780719083853
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8385-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Studies in Imperialism; Studies in Imperialism (Hardco; Studies in Imperialism; Studies in Imperialism (Hardco
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Asiatische Geschichte, Indischer Subkontinent