Problems, Controversies, and Compromise: A Study on the Historiography of British India during the East India Company Era
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou14927895138358142021-08-03T07:02:08Z Problems, Controversies, and Compromise: A Study on the Historiography of British India during the East India Company Era Howard, Andrew T. History South Asian Studies World History European History British India East India Company Historiography Colonialism Imperialism Colonial Discourse Theory South Asian History European History History Intellectual History This essay explores the historiography of the British Indian Empire, specifically during the East India Company Era. Discussing issues such as Mughal decline and regional formalism, East India Company `sub-imperialism’ and the nature of the Company itself, and knowledge formation and `colonial discourse theory,’ this essay interrogates the scholarship of the period from the British imperialists and orientalists themselves through to scholarship of the present day. One of the most contentious issues debated in the scholarship is whether historical change occurs from the top-down or the bottom-up. Both arguments are considered along with an examination of how the original intention of the Subaltern School to explore history from the bottom-up was hijacked by politicized, postmodern scholarship that sought to erase Indian agency from the historical record. The essay concludes by staking out new ground for future scholarship and providing models and frameworks for how to do so. 2017-09-19 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1492789513835814 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1492789513835814 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Problems, Controversies, and Compromise: A Study on the Historiography of British India during the East India Company Era |
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