Ideas Matter: Debating the Impact of British Rule in India

by Peter Robb

This volume argues that concepts and ideologies shaped the practice of British rule in India; impacted policies and laws, and were embodied in institutions and practices, affecting both governance and Indian experience. Engaging with questions of historiography, it calls for a balanced assessment of India's growth or decline under British rule. Ideas Matter examines revenue policies and their consequences, generally but particularly in Bihar, stressing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9390232465
• ISBN13: 9789390232468
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Primus Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"