Book contents
- Ruling the World
- Ruling the World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I 1838: The Year of Freedom
- Part II 1857: The Year of Civilisation
- 7 Setting the Scene: Hubris and Crisis
- 8 ‘A Struggle of Life and Death’
- 9 A New Imperial Government
- Conclusion to Part II: An Empire of Civilisation?
- Part III 1879: The Year of Liberalism
- Appendix: Cast of Characters
- Notes
- Index
- References
9 - A New Imperial Government
from Part II - 1857: The Year of Civilisation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 December 2020
Book contents
- Ruling the World
- Ruling the World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I 1838: The Year of Freedom
- Part II 1857: The Year of Civilisation
- 7 Setting the Scene: Hubris and Crisis
- 8 ‘A Struggle of Life and Death’
- 9 A New Imperial Government
- Conclusion to Part II: An Empire of Civilisation?
- Part III 1879: The Year of Liberalism
- Appendix: Cast of Characters
- Notes
- Index
- References
Summary
The effects of the Indian Uprising in the Crown colonies; the education of Indian children in Mauritius; the system for indentured Indian workers and security concerns across the Empire; George Grey and the Cape Colony during the Indian Uprising; the restructuring of imperial governance and construction of a new building for imperial administration.
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- Ruling the WorldFreedom, Civilisation and Liberalism in the Nineteenth-Century British Empire, pp. 250 - 268Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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Bender, J. C., The 1857 Indian Uprising and the British Empire, Cambridge University Press, 2016.Google Scholar
Metcalf, T. R., The Aftermath of Revolt: India, 1857–1870, Princeton University Press, 1965.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Porter, B., The Battle of the Styles: Society, Culture and the Design of a New Foreign Office, 1855–1861, Continuum, 2011.Google Scholar
Robins, N., The Corporation That Changed the World: How the East India Company Shaped the Modern Multinational, Pluto Press, 2006.Google Scholar