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  3. Sketch of the Political History of India from the Introduction of Mr. Pitt's Bill, A.D. 1784, to the Present Date
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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    07 September 2011
    02 June 2011
    ISBN:
    9780511885815
    9781108031400
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511885815
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.71kg, 566 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Area Studies, South Asian History, British History after 1450, Asian Studies, History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, South Asian History, British History after 1450, Asian Studies, History
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    Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History
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    This 'sketch' by John Malcolm (1769–1833), covers a relatively small period – from the introduction of the India Bill in 1784 to the book's publication in 1811. The bill marked the beginning of increased government control over the East India Company, and Malcolm had arrived in India the year before it was passed and had an in-depth understanding of the dynamics of British influence and ambitions in India. In over five hundred pages, he examines governance in India, covering the administrations of Lord Cornwallis, Sir John Shore and Marquis Wellesley, all of whom he served under in increasingly important roles. Malcolm went on to write other books about India and Persia, where he also spent several years, and in 1827 became Governor of Bombay. His Sketch of India gives an insider's perspective on a crucial period in the consolidation of British authority in large areas of the subcontinent.

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