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.
This volume investigates the nineteenth century controversy over Britain's public education provision in their growing Indian Empire. The documents, (some published for the first time) aim to recover the major British and South Asian voices, to broaden our understanding of imperial discourses and recognise the significant role of the colonised in the shaping of colonial knowledge.
A bitter debate erupted in 1834 between Orientalists and Anglicists over what kind of public education the British should promote in their growing Indian empire. This collection of the main documents pertaining to the controversy (some published for the first time) aims to recover the major British and South Asian voices, broaden our understanding of imperial discourses and recognise the significant role of the colonised in the shaping of colo...
