| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
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Preface; Acknowledgements; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Glossary; A; B; C; D; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; Z; 1. The British Mandarins; Frank Brayne and the Gospel of Uplift; 2. The Making of an Evangelical; 3. The Last Paternalist; 4. Experiments with Uplift; Malcolm Darling and the Cult of Friendship; 5. The Making of a Humanist; 6. An Outsider in Anglo-India; 7. Experiments with Friendship; 8. The Punjab Commission; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Summary |
In the years between the Indian Mutiny and Independence in 1947 the Indian Civil Service was the most powerful body of officials in the English-speaking world. About 300,000,000 Indians, a sixth of the human race, were ruled by 1000 Civilians. With Whitehall 8000 miles away and the peasantry content with their decisions, they had the freedom to translate ideas into action. This work explores the use they made of their power by examining the beliefs of two middle-ranking Civilians. It shows, in detail, how they put into practice values which they acquired from their parents, their teachers and |
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Commonwealth countries Colonial administration History |
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Great Britain |
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India |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-285) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Brayne, F. L. (Frank Lugard), 1882-1952 -- Political and social views
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Darling, Malcolm, Sir, 1880-1969 -- Political and social views
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Brayne, F. L. (Frank Lugard), 1882-1952 fast |
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Darling, Malcolm, Sir, 1880-1969 fast |
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Brayne, Frank Lugard, (1882-1952) ram |
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Darling, Malcolm, (1880-1969) ram |
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Brayne, Frank L. swd |
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Darling, Malcolm. swd |
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Civil service -- India -- History
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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Civil service
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Political and social views
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Politics and government
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Kolonialverwaltung
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Ambtenaren.
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Fonction publique -- Inde -- Histoire.
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India -- Politics and government -- 1765-1947. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064939
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India
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Indien
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Großbritannien
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Grande-Bretagne -- Colonies -- Administration -- Histoire.
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Inde -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1765-1947.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780826432544 |
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0826432549 |
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