Short History of British India

Klappentext Originally published in 1889, this book is a surprisingly sensitive description of India before and during British rule. Zusammenfassung This 1889 book is a surprisingly sensitive description of India before and during British rule. It is useful as a record of the colonial mindset near the turn of the twentieth century! and will be of value to anyone interested in the history of the British Empire and historical British attitudes to rule. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. India - name and physical features; 2. Peoples of India; 3. Religions of India; 4. The Indian campaign of Alexander the Great; 5. Mohammedan conquest of India; 6. The Moghul emperors; 7. The Portuguese in India; 8. The East India Company - commercial period; 9. First struggle between the French and the English in the Karnatic - Labourdonnais and Dupleix; 10. Acquisition of Bengal - Clive - battle of Plassey; 11. Second struggle between the French and the English in the Karnatic - Lally; 12. Settlement of Bengal; 13. Warren Hastings - war with Haidar Ali and Tipu; 14. Trial of Warren Hastings; 15. Settlements of the land revenue; 16. Wars with Tipu Sultan; 17. Marquis Wellesley - first Marhatta war; 18. Administration of Lord Minto; 19. Second Marhatta war; 20. Indian administration 1813-33; 21. First Burmese war; 22. The Kabul disaster; 23. Wars in Gwalior and Sind; 24. The Sikh wars; 25. Administration of Lord Dalhousie; 26. The mutiny of 1857; 27. Little wars of India; 28. Second and third Burmese wars; 29. India since the mutiny; 30. Indian literature.

Product details

• Authors: E. S. Carlos, Carlos E. S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107621831
• ISBN: 978-1-107-62183-1
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, India, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / India