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Há 2 dias · While men such as Robert Clive, Warren Hastings and Philip Francis needed to engage with pervasive European stereotypes of ‘Oriental despotism’, the serious task of colonial state-building was rooted in a much more positive view of India’s political past.
Há 2 dias · The book examines the ‘scandal’ of Governor-General Warren Hastings’s administration of India (1773–85) and his impeachment on return to Britain (1787/8–95), famously led by Edmund Burke.
Há 4 dias · Her major periods are: 1) 1765–85, the leadership of Robert Clive and Warren Hastings; 2) 1798–1805, the governor-generalship of Lord Wellesley; and 3) 1813–23, the governor-generalship of Lord Hastings.
Há 4 dias · Journal of the House of Lords Volume 39, 1790-1793. Covers the period August 1790 to December 1793, including part of the lengthy trial of Warren Hastings. House of Lords, Journals. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.
In 1781, Warren Hastings suppressed a revolt, the first major one against the British after 1764, by the then-ruler of Benares, Chait Singh, who was expelled and replaced by a new king under...
Há 3 dias · For the first time, this article examines the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings from a human rights perspective. Even now, the seven year impeachment trial retains a degree of controversy, particularly as to its merits, and to the motivation of Edmund Burke, the man responsible for holding Hastings to account.
Há 5 dias · Annotation. Hicky’s Bengal Gazette was the first printed newspaper to be published in India. While the cartoon of Henry Dundas alluded to governmental control over the flow of information between Britain and Bengal, newspapers such as Hicky’s Bengal Gazette served as an alternative and public venue for the circulation of information and ...
