The Making of British India 1756-1858

Ramsay Muir

ISBN 10: 9370972951 / ISBN 13: 9789370972957

Published by Gyan Publishing House, 2025

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Language: English. About The Book: The Making of British India 1756-1858 examines the key events and processes that led to British control over India. Beginning with the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the book traces the rise of the British East India Company and its increasing political and military influence. It highlights key figures, battles, and policies that facilitated British expansion, including the role of Indian rulers, the impact of the British military, and the dynamics of colonial governance. The book culminates in the 1857 Indian Rebellion, which marked the end of company rule and the beginning of direct British imperial control over India. About The Author: John Ramsay Bryce Muir (1872 1941) was a British historian, Liberal Party politician, and prominent early 20th-century thinker in liberal political philosophy. Born in Otterburn, Northumberland, he was the eldest of five children to a Reformed Presbyterian minister. Muir was educated privately in Birkenhead, then at University College, Liverpool, where he earned first-class honors in history, followed by firsts in Greats and modern history at Balliol College, Oxford. A key figure in the Manchester Liberal Federation, he contributed to political thought with his 1920 work Liberalism and Industry, reflecting on liberalism's role in modern industrial society. The Title 'The Making of British India 1756-1858 written/authored/edited by Ramsay Muir', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789370972957 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 450 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: 450.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of British India 1756-1858
• Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9370972951
• ISBN 13: 9789370972957
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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About The Book: The Making of British India 1756-1858 examines the key events and processes that led to British control over India. Beginning with the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the book traces the rise of the British East India Company and its increasing political and military influence. It highlights key figures, battles, and policies that facilitated British expansion, including the role of Indian rulers, the impact of the British military, and the dynamics of colonial governance. The book culminates in the 1857 Indian Rebellion, which marked the end of company rule and the beginning of direct British imperial control over India. About The Author: John Ramsay Bryce Muir (1872–1941) was a British historian, Liberal Party politician, and prominent early 20th-century thinker in liberal political philosophy. Born in Otterburn, Northumberland, he was the eldest of five children to a Reformed Presbyterian minister. Muir was educated privately in Birkenhead, then at University College, Liverpool, where he earned first-class honors in history, followed by firsts in Greats and modern history at Balliol College, Oxford. A key figure in the Manchester Liberal Federation, he contributed to political thought with his 1920 work Liberalism and Industry, reflecting on liberalism's role in modern industrial society. The Title 'The Making of British India 1756-1858 written/authored/edited by Ramsay Muir', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789370972957 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 450 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms