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Sir John Malcolm and the Creation of British India

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  1. Jack Harrington
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-13

  3. Sir John Malcolm and the British Empire in India

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    Pages 15-37

  4. The Political History of India and the Creation of an Historiography of Imperial Conquest

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    Pages 39-69

  5. Sir John Malcolm and the History of Modern Asia

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    Pages 71-98

  6. Sir John Malcolm’s Memoir of Central India: The Historic Case for Indirect Rule

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    Pages 99-127

  7. Sir John Malcolm and the Government of India after 1818

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    Pages 129-160

  8. The History of the East India Company II: The Life of Robert, Lord Clive

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    Pages 161-187

  9. Conclusion: British India before 1857 and the Writings of Sir John Malcolm

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    Pages 189-198

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 199-253
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About this book

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.

About the author

JACK HARRINGTON has a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is a senior education officer in the charitable sector and continues to write and research on the history of British India.

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