The History of British India: A Chronology - Hardcover

Riddick, John F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313322805 ISBN 13: 9780313322808

Publisher: Praeger, 2006

Synopsis

This book is a history of British India from 1599 to 1947. It is divided into three parts addressing political history, topical studies, and a collection of four hundred biographies of noteworthy English men and women who played a role in the creation of British India.

As the Elizabethan era approached its end, English life exuded a high sense of energy and optimism that drove men to the ends of the earth. The lure of wealth in the spices of the East Indies correlated well with English naval strengths. In London, the East India Company set the national vision of competition with the Portuguese, Dutch and French while in India it developed the ports of Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta. Britain dominated India's political landscape for over 300 years, yet in the twentieth century, the emergence of Gandhi and his use of civil disobedience shook the British government to its foundations. By March 1947, Lord Mountbatten had little more choice than to grant Indian independence or see it taken by Indians themselves.

About this title

Book Description:

This volume includes topical studies, biographies, and political history of British India from 1599-1947.

About the Author:

John F. Riddick is Professor Emeritus of Central Michigan University. His earlier books include: Who Was Who in British India (Greenwood, 1998), A Guide to Indian Manuscripts (Greenwood, 1993), and Glimpses of India: An Annotated Bibliography of Personal Writings by Englishmen, 1583-1947 (Greenwood, 1989).

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0313322805
• ISBN 13: 9780313322808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384