A Judge in Madras
Autor Caroline Keenen Limba Engleză Hardback – iun 2020
served, with illuminating portraits of the important British and Indian figures with whom he associated. Here we see through his eyes the growth of Indian nationalism and the rise of Gandhi, and the impact of the Second World War on Madras.
Reliving his journey from junior member of the ICS to High Court judge, Wadsworth displays a shrewd acumen and a keen eye for the ridiculous. By no means uncritical of British rule, he emerges from these pages as a conscientious, humane and reasonable official--unlike some of his contemporaries--and
one able to accept the huge changes overtaking India. The physical and moral demands of his daily routine reveal the commitment of an administration that, for all its failings, steadily pursued the goal of good and impartial government. Also featuring excerpts from the memoirs of other civil
servants then in the province, A Judge in Madras will fascinate anyone interested in the colonial encounter.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781787383241
ISBN-10: 1787383245
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 140 x 218 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: HURST & CO
ISBN-10: 1787383245
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 140 x 218 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: HURST & CO
Notă biografică
Caroline Keen is a historian, holding a PhD from SOAS University of London. Her previous books include Princely India and the British: Political Development and the Operation of Empire; and An Imperial Crisis in British India: The Manipur Uprising of 1891.