Isbn: 9780521403160 - revenue and reform: the indian problem in british politics 1757 1773 (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. xii, 204pp. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on the spine. 8vo. Cloth very slightly pushed in at spine tips. Previous owner's name neatly penciled on the front free endpaper. There is a little, occasional pencil underlining in text. In its original dust jacket, not clipped, just a little bumped and toned on extreme edges, with mild shelf wear.…

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1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; (xi, 204 pages). Contents; Machine derived contents note: 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. Subjects; East India Company History 18th century. East India Company. East India Company, 1600-1858 History 18th century. Great Britain - Politics and government - 1760-1789. Politics and government. East India Company (Great Britain) History 18th century. Imperialism History 18th century. British India History 18th century. India History 19th Century. India History 20th Century. 1 Kg.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Revenue and Reform offers a reappraisal of British imperial politics in the third quarter of the eighteenth century. It is traditional to regard the 1760s as a time when British politicians were preoccupied with the crises that eventually led to the outbreak of the American War of Independence. In this book, however, it is the Indian problem that is examined. Politicians struggled to come to terms with the East India Company's unexpected acquisition of territory and great wealth in Bengal, and they endeavored to formulate policy related to many new and unfamiliar issues. New light is shed on debate about revenue collection, territorial rights, diplomacy, justice, and administrative reform in order to illustrate the central theme of the book: the gradual and reluctant assumption of responsibility by ministers for the Indian empire.…

Zustand: New. Revenue and Reform considers how politicians in London tackled the many problems stemming from British expansion in India. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500. . 1991. 0th Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…