Book contents
- The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge
- The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Warren Hastings and the Idea of Conciliation
- 2 Conciliation after Hastings
- 3 The Politics of the College of Fort William
- 4 Scholar-Officials and the Later Company State
- 5 Education and the Persistence of the Company State
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
Epilogue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 June 2023
Book contents
- The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge
- The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Warren Hastings and the Idea of Conciliation
- 2 Conciliation after Hastings
- 3 The Politics of the College of Fort William
- 4 Scholar-Officials and the Later Company State
- 5 Education and the Persistence of the Company State
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Unlike late nineteenth-century nostalgists, modern readers are unlikely to conclude that the Company was an enlightened promoter of knowledge. Still, those concerned with the present relations among companies, states, and knowledge might learn much from the earlier debates in which it was involved.
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- The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge , pp. 198 - 201Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023