Title Mountstuart Elphinstone in South Asia : pioneer of British colonial rule / Shah Mahmoud Hanifi

Published London : Hurst & Company, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource (xxxviii, 418 pages) : illustrations, maps Summary Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859), Lowland Scottish traveller, East India Company civil servant and educator, was one of the principal intellectual architects of British colonial rule in South Asia. This volume examines Mountstuart Elphinstone's intellectual contributions and administrative career in their own right, in relation to prominent contemporaries including Charles Metcalfe and William Moorcroft, and in the context of later historical study of India, Afghanistan, British imperialism and its imperial frontiers Notes Also issued in print: 2019 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Audience Specialized Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 12, 2020) Subject Elphinstone, Mountstuart, 1779-1859. Elphinstone, Mountstuart, 1779-1859. Account of the Kingdom of Caubul Metcalfe, Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, Baron, 1785-1846. Moorcroft, William, 1767-1825. SUBJECT Moorcroft, William, 1767-1825 fast Metcalfe, Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, Baron, 1785-1846 fast Elphinstone, Mountstuart, 1779-1859 fast Subject British -- India -- History -- 19th century British -- Afghanistan -- History -- 19th century Imperialism -- History -- 19th century Imperialism British British colonies Colonies -- Administration SUBJECT Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- History -- 19th century Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- Administration -- History -- 19th century Subject Asia Afghanistan India Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780190943066 0190943068 0190092602 9780190092603

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