Author : Caroline Keen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857737643
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis An Imperial Crisis in British India by : Caroline Keen
Download or read book An Imperial Crisis in British India written by Caroline Keen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1891 a major anti-British revolt erupted in the northeast Indian princely state of Manipur after a dangerously miscalculated attempt by the Government of India to assert its authority in the wake of a palace coup. Following the murder of a number of senior officers, a substantial British force descended upon the state to restore order and to bring the prime culprits to a questionable justice, generating widespread condemnation in England. The Manipur Uprising and its aftermath showed the fragility of indirect rule in India and British underestimation of native loyalty to princely rule. With fresh archival research and contemporary reports, Caroline Keen here provides a compelling account of erratic imperial policy-making at the highest level.