Lord William Bentinck
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Lord William Bentinck

The Making of a Liberal Imperialist 1774 - 1839

  1. 386 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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eBook - PDF

Lord William Bentinck

The Making of a Liberal Imperialist 1774 - 1839

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9780520360204
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9780520313613
Topic
History
Subtopic
Indian & South Asian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. PREFACE
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. ABBREVIATIONS
  5. PART I • The Career of a Second Son
  6. 1 • A REPUTATION
  7. 2 • BURLINGTON HOUSE
  8. 3 • A STUDIOUS SOLDIER
  9. 4 • A DISCIPLE OF BURKE
  10. 5 • A PITTITE IN DISGRACE
  11. 6 • AN EVANGELICAL COUPLE
  12. 7 • AN INDEPENDENT CANNINGITE
  13. 8 • A KIND OF LIBERAL
  14. 9 • A FENLAND IMPROVER
  15. 10 • THE ROAD TO CALCUTTA
  16. PART II • Empire and Nationality
  17. 1 • SERVING THE NATION
  18. 2 • THE NATION IN ARMS: FROM FLANDERS TO SICILY, 1793-1811
  19. 3 • BRITISH GREATNESS AND INDIAN HAPPINESS: MADRAS, 1803-1807
  20. 4 • 'THE QUEEN OF OUR COLONIES': SICILY, 1811-1814
  21. 5 • THE ITALIAN ADVENTURE, 1811-1815
  22. 6 • 'NATIONALITY' FOR INDIA, 1828-1839
  23. 7 • A BRITISH MUGHAL EMPIRE
  24. 8 • 'RESPONSIBLE PARTNERS': NATIVE AGENCY AND NATIVE AGENTS
  25. 9 • NATIONALITY AND CULTURE: RELIGIOUS, LINGUISTIC, AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY
  26. 10 • THE EXPANSIONOF EMPIRE
  27. PART III • The Pursuit of Equity
  28. 1 • FROM CERTAINTY TO DOUBT
  29. 2 • APPRENTICESHIP IN MADRAS
  30. 3 • APPRENTICESHIP IN SICILY
  31. 4 • DISILLUSION AND FULFILMENT: THE WESTERN PROVINCES, 1829-1833
  32. 5 • THE SHEPHERD AND THE WOLF: JUDICIAL REFORM, 1805-1835
  33. PART IV • Steward of a Great Estate
  34. 1 • THE RIFT IN THE DARKNESS
  35. 2 • BRITISH RULE AND INDIAN DEVELOPMENT, 1803-1839
  36. 3 • DEVELOPMENT FOR WHOSE BENEFIT?
  37. PART V • Governor
  38. 1 • THE WHEEL OF ADMINISTRATION
  39. 2 • HEAD OF THE SERVICE
  40. 3 • ADMINISTRATIVE GENERALSHIP
  41. 4 • A UTILITARIAN GOVERNOR-GENERAL?
  42. PART VI • Not Quite a Radical
  43. EPILOGUE
  44. References
  45. INDEX

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