The history of British India: a chronology (Google eBook)

John F Riddick

Greenwood Publishing Group, Apr 1, 2006 - History - 367 pages

This book is a history of British India from 1599 to 1947. It is divided into three parts addressing political history, topical studies, and a collection of four hundred biographies of noteworthy English men and women who played a role in the creation of British India. As the Elizabethan era approached its end, English life exuded a high sense of energy and optimism that drove men to the ends of the earth. The lure of wealth in the spices of the East Indies correlated well with English naval strengths. In London, the East India Company set the national vision of competition with the Portuguese, Dutch and French while in India it developed the ports of Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta. Britain dominated India's political landscape for over 300 years, yet in the twentieth century, the emergence of Gandhi and his use of civil disobedience shook the British government to its foundations. By March 1947, Lord Mountbatten had little more choice than to grant Indian independence or see it taken by Indians themselves.

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Contents

• British Entry into India 15991765: 1
• The Rise Of British India 17661818: 18
• The Consolidation of British India 18191857: 36
• Indian Mutiny and Reconstruction under Crown Rule 18571876: 55
• Imperial India 18771905: 71
• Reform and Reaction 19051920: 91
• Toward Indian Independence 19201947: 105
• CHRONOLOGY OF TOPICS: 123
• Economic Development: 125
• Religion and the Missions: 144
• British Education in India: 157
• Cultural Developments: 169
• Law and Judicial Institutions: 184
• Oriental Studies: 197
• Science Technology and Medicine: 209
• BIOGRAPHIES OF NOTABLE ANGLOINDIANS: 227
• BIOGRAPHIES: 229
• Index: 333

About the author

JOHN F. RIDDICK is Professor Emeritus of Central Michigan University. His earlier books include: Who Was Who in British India (Greenwood, 1998), A Guide to Indian Manuscripts (Greenwood, 1993), and Glimpses of India: An Annotated Bibliography of Personal Writings by Englishmen, 1583-1947 (Greenwood, 1989).

Bibliographic information

• Title: The history of British India: a chronology; NetLibrary, Inc
• Author: John F Riddick
• Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006
• ISBN: 0313322805, 9780313322808
• Length: 367 pages
• Subjects: History / Asia / General; History / Asia / India & South Asia; History / Europe / Great Britain; History / World