Revenue and reform : the Indian problem in British politics, 1757-1773
This text describes how politicians in London tackled the many problems stemming from British expansion in India. It examines how politicians considered Britain's role should develop in the colonies & in what ways British rule should be implemented
History
216 pages ; 23 cm
9780521890816, 0521890810
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List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Traders into sovereigns: the East India Company, 1757–1765; 2. Perceptions of empire; 3. The policy-makers: Parliament and the East India Company; 4. Crown and Company (I): the Diwani and the inquiry of 1767; 5. Crown and Company (II): foreign relations, 1766–1769; 6. Attempts at reform (I): civil, military, and judicial affairs, 1767–1772; 7. Attempts at reform (II): trade and revenue, 1767–1772; 8. The East India Company crisis of 1772; 9. Response to crisis (I): high politics and the committees of inquiry, 1772–1773; 10. Response to crisis (II): trade, finance, and reform; 11. The final act? the passage of Lord North's East India legislation, 1773; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.
Originally published: 1991