The History of British India (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108022798)

James Mill's three volume History of British India was published from 1817 to 1818 and became an immediate success. A friend of Jeremy Bentham and a follower of utilitarianism, Mill focuses more on historical processes than human interest. He uses extensive sources rather than first-hand experience to create, as his preface claims, an 'objective' yet 'critical' history, often making harsh judgements of the country and its people within the context of a theoretical framework. He also criticises the British involvement in India and the process of conquest, colonization, and administration, the intention being to encourage the reader to a greater understanding of historical processes, ideas, and institutions with a view to encouraging thorough reform. Volume 3 examines the history of the colony from Pitt's India Act in 1784 to the end of the Second Anglo-Maratha War and the peace between the British and Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar in 1805.

Author: James Mill
ISBN-10: 1108022790
ISBN-13: 9781108022798
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2010
Pages: 792
Format: Paperback
Weight: 4.10lbs
Size: 11.69h x 8.27w x 1.57d