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Knowing the Country: British Orientalism
Lecture no. 5 from the course: A History of British India
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Taught by Professor Hayden J. Bellenoit | 31 min
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 British romanticizing of India and misunderstanding of traditional customs had major consequences for colonial policy and the well-being of the Indian populace.
24 Lectures
1
Introduction to India
0
of 33 min
2
The Mughal Empire in 18th-Century India
0
of 33 min
3
Indian and British Economic Interests
0
of 32 min
4
British Expansion in India (1757-1820)
0
of 29 min
5
Knowing the Country: British Orientalism
0
of 31 min
6
Race, Gender, and Culture (1750-1850)
0
of 31 min
7
The Age of Reform (1830-1850)
0
of 30 min
8
The Great Uprising (1857-1858)
0
of 28 min
9
Economics and Society under the Raj
0
of 30 min
10
Caste and Tribal Identity under Colonialism
0
of 29 min
11
The Nationalization of Hinduism (1870-1900)
0
of 32 min
12
Indian Muslim Identity and Colonial Rule
0
of 31 min
13
The Late-19th-Century British Raj
0
of 30 min
14
Princely States and Royalist Relationships
0
of 30 min
15
Indian Nationalism and the Freedom Struggle
0
of 32 min
16
The Great War and Its Impact on India
0
of 30 min
17
Gandhi's Moral-Political Philosophy
0
of 30 min
18
The Noncooperation Movement
0
of 32 min
19
Indian Muslim Politics between the Wars
0
of 30 min
20
The Civil Disobedience Campaign
0
of 33 min
21
Britain and Its Empire in the 1940s
0
of 31 min
22
The Raj on Its Knees (1945-1947)
0
of 30 min
23
A Split India: Negotiating Independence
0
of 31 min
24
Reflections on Postcolonial India
0
of 31 min
