A History of British India

  • Premiere: Jan 2017
  • Episoden: 24
  • Anhänger: 1
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Introduction to India
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Jan 05, 2017
Delve into core aspects of Indian culture that provide a rich background for the story of British rule. Grasp the key precepts of Hinduism, and the notions of dharma, karma, and samsara. .. show full overview
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The Mughal Empire in 18th-Century India
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Jan 05, 2017
Examine the monumental empire of the Mughals, the Islamic rulers of India. Investigate how the Mughals governed through military skill, administrative brilliance, and religious .. show full overview
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Indian and British Economic Interests
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Jan 05, 2017
Here, explore further how the Indian subcontinent drifted toward colonialism. Observe how the "regionalization" of the Mughal Empire compromised the emperors' ability to govern. Take .. show full overview
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British Expansion in India (1757–1820)
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Jan 05, 2017
Witness how the English East India Company, a trading organization, expanded its early footing in Bengal. Study the Company's extraordinary transformation, through military conquests, .. show full overview
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Knowing the Country British Orientalism
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Jan 05, 2017
Learn how British scholars and administrators pursued knowledge of Indian culture, and how the early British colonials adapted to living within Indian society. Grasp the ways in which .. show full overview
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Race, Gender, and Culture (1750–1850)
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Jan 05, 2017
The opening up of India gave rise to a discourse on race that became central to the colonial relationship. Study British racial paradigms in Company-ruled India, which emphasized .. show full overview
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The Age of Reform (1830–1850)
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Jan 05, 2017
Contemporary currents of thought in England affected the ways in which India was governed. Learn how utilitarianism and Christian evangelicalism undergirded attempts by the British to .. show full overview
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The Great Uprising (1857–1858)
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Jan 05, 2017
Study the accumulation of religious, economic, and political grievances against the East India Company that set the stage for the Great Uprising of 1857. Then witness the outbreak and .. show full overview
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Economics and Society under the Raj
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Jan 05, 2017
Examine the nature of the colonial economy, and trace economic decisions by the British that constrained the livelihoods of artisans and peasants. Assess the Raj's fiscal policy, which .. show full overview
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Caste and Tribal Identity under Colonialism
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Jan 05, 2017
As a social institution, caste changed markedly under British colonial rule. First, examine how the British encountered caste and tried to understand it. Then see how caste became .. show full overview
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The Nationalization of Hinduism (1870–1900)
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Jan 05, 2017
Discover how the broader traditions of Hinduism were affected by the colonial experience. Examine the theological assault on Hinduism by European Christian missionaries, and the .. show full overview
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Indian Muslim Identity and Colonial Rule
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Jan 05, 2017
Indian Islam underwent profound shifts under colonial rule. Investigate how the British codifying of Islamic law changed Indian Muslims' communal identity. See how the advent of English .. show full overview
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The Late-19th-Century British Raj
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Jan 05, 2017
Study British racial attitudes toward Indians in the late 19th century and how these conceptions were manifested in the way India was governed. Learn about the officials who .. show full overview
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Princely States and Royalist Relationships
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Jan 05, 2017
India's princely states played a crucial role in maintaining British power. Examine the history of the princely kingdoms, and why they remained separate from British-controlled .. show full overview
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Indian Nationalism and the Freedom Struggle
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Jan 05, 2017
Analyze how a new generation of English-educated Indians spearheaded Indian nationalism. Trace the emergence of the Indian National Congress, which initially represented moderate .. show full overview
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The Great War and Its Impact on India
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Jan 05, 2017
Examine the severe effects of the First World War on India's economy. Learn how both moderate and radical nationalists responded to the war to press for concessions and independence. .. show full overview
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Gandhi’s Moral-Political Philosophy
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Jan 05, 2017
Investigate Gandhi's early life and how he became a nationalist leader. Study the elements of his political philosophy, the political tools of ahimsa (no harm) and satyagraha (force of .. show full overview
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The Noncooperation Movement
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Jan 05, 2017
Observe how Gandhi reorganized the Indian National Congress into a mass political machine, as witnessed in the Noncooperation Movement, where Indians boycotted the British on a national .. show full overview
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Indian Muslim Politics between the Wars
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Jan 05, 2017
Indian Muslim identity began to change in important ways in the 20th century. Study the impact on Indian Muslims of the First World War, and the resulting Muslim Khalifat Movement, .. show full overview
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The Civil Disobedience Campaign
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Jan 05, 2017
Now examine the second round" of Indian nationalist action against the British Raj. Witness the effects on India of the global economic depression after 1929, which triggered the Civil .. show full overview
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Britain and Its Empire in the 1940s
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Jan 05, 2017
Witness how Britain's wartime mobilization alienated the Indian National Congress and took a horrific toll on the Indian poor. Study the resulting Quit India Movement, the largest .. show full overview
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The Raj on Its Knees (1945–1947)
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Jan 05, 2017
Investigate the increasing levels of dissent, mutiny, and agrarian suffering and unrest that followed World War II. Chart the astonishing rise of the Muslim League after 1940, its .. show full overview
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A Split India Negotiating Independence
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Jan 05, 2017
Examine the factors in Britain's decision to quit" India. Take account of the final negotiations between the National Congress, the Muslim League, and the British, noting the contrasting .. show full overview
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Reflections on Postcolonial India
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Jan 05, 2017
Learn about the harrowing events following Partition, which saw widespread killings and the largest displacement of human populations in history. Assess what the events of 1947 meant for .. show full overview

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