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J. S. Mill's Encounter with India.

Moir, Martin I.

J. S. Mill's Encounter with India. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (277 pages)

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- CHRONOLOGY OF JOHN STUART MILL'S EAST INDIA COMPANY CAREER -- Introduction -- Eric Stokes, British Utilitarianism, and India -- The Tree of Utility in India: Panace or Weed? -- James Mill's The History of British India: A Reevaluation -- John Stuart Mill's Draft Despatches to India and the Problem of Bureaucratic Authorship -- John Stuart Mill and Royal India -- India, J.S. Mill, and 'Western' Culture -- Golden Casket or Pebbles and Trash? J.S. Mill and the Anglicist/Orientalist Controversy -- John Stuart Mill, Religion, and Law in the Examiner's Office -- Imperial Epitaph: John Stuart Mill's Defence of the East India Company -- John Stuart Mill and India.

The essays in this collection explore specific aspects of Mill's approach to Indian issues, including religion, law, education, and security, and also place him within the broader currents of utilitarianism.

9781442676350


Mill, John Stuart,-1806-1873.
East India Company-History-19th century.
India-History-19th century.


Electronic books.

DS475 .J646 1999

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