An Imperial Dilemma
The Reluctant Indianization of the Indian Political Service
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3607499 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W Murray Hogben (Royal Military College Saint-Jean, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 751-769 |
| Publication date | 1981-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0026749x00008751 |
| OpenAlex | W2044017970 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 9 |
One of the most difficult sets of questions for any imperial power or ruling group is if, when, and how to open the ranks of the imperial services to the imperialized. For a considerable period of time there may be logical enough reasons, related to imperial security and distrust of the conquered, for avoiding these questions altogether. However, sooner or later it becomes neccessary to win the collaboration of the losers, and then certain 'liberalizing', or just realistic tendencies begin to prevail. These are often inspired more by 'home' influences than by 'out-post' sentiment which tends to be more suspicious of its recent victims. Nevertheless, somewhere along the line a sometimes embarrassing precedent is made, and the integration or localization of the imperial civil and military services, and even of the executive, is undertaken. Usually the start is at the lowest levels, the clerks and soldiers, but later the upper or officer class also begins to lose its initial imperial or racial solidarity
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2023 (38) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |