10 Questions
What were the main aspects concentrated on in the volume?
political, economic, and social aspects of the annexations
What was the approach of British towards Indian rulers after their conquest?
British largely recognized the political legitimacy of Indian rulers
How did the British decide which portion of Indian territory to annex?
Each British decision to annex an Indian state considered the legal 'justifications' for the act
What has become politically unpalatable to most nations in the world today?
overt unilateral annexation of territory from another state
What is the ongoing subject of scholarly and popular debate?
ongoing implications for today's world of the issues and forces that generated the confrontations between British and indigenous Indian societies of the 1757-1857 period
What was the extent of the English East India Company's direct rule by 1857?
2.5 million square kilometres or one million square miles
What baffles analysis and defies explanation about the British rule in India?
The mixture of motives and methods, policies and principles
How did the British control the areas they could not annex?
Indirectly through their authority over the Indian ‘Princes’
What did the century from 1757 to 1857 witness in terms of English East India Company's influence?
Serial annexation and extension of indirect rule over Indian states
What was the state of Indian states in 1757 as compared to 1857?
Covered the entire sub-continent, barring a few tiny coastal enclaves held by squabbling European trading companies, compared to the English East India Company's rule over all of India by 1857
Explore the history of the British Empire in India from 1757 to 1857, including the annexation and rule by the English East India Company. Delve into the motives, methods, policies, and principles that shaped this period of colonial history.
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