Sir John Malcolm and the Creation of British India

By Jack Harrington

Book Overview

Through his writings, the leading East India Company servant, Sir John Malcolm helped to shape the historical thought of British empire-building in India. This book uses his works to examine the intellectual history of British expansion in South Asia, and shed light on the history of orientalism and indirect rule and the formation of British power.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230108857
• ISBN13: 9780230108851
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"