Materialism, Mutiny and Modernization in British India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3642829 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ira Klein (American University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 545-580 |
| Publication date | 2000-07-01 |
| 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/s0026749x00003656 |
| OpenAlex | W1937747113 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
British rule in India probably was in the reformist van of colonial regimes, but by Independence relatively few among the Indian populace had benefited notably from Western 'modernization'. Although praised lavishly by a past generation of English historians for equipping India for 'rapid progress' under 'the rule of law', British policies hardly represented exemplary social engineering or 'transformed' the prosperity, health, well being, education or career opportunities of most Indians. Early in its sway the British raj conceived of implanting on the subcontinent modes of development responsible for England's rapid progress and prosperity and the advance of its peoples. Why, then, was the success not greater of Western programs, and why did policies of economic development leave at mid-twentieth century a majority of Indians living below poverty levels drawn close to subsistence? Was Western 'reformism' materially exploitative, or promising but checked by the regime's major political disturbance, the 'Mutiny' or Revolt of 1857, or were British policies culturally suppressive, or is more complex analysis needed to comprehend the Western impact
Colonial rule · Colonialism · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Independence (probability theory · Materialism · Modernization theory · Mutiny · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Prosperity · Sociology · Statism · Subsistence agriculture · History · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
State Capacity and the Economic History of Colonial India
The Colonial Path of Transition to Capitalism
The Mutiny and the Merchants
Anglo-American Primacy and the Global Spread of Democracy
From appropriation to conservation
Economic Modernization in Late British India
Railway fuel and its impact on the forests in colonial India
Colonialism and the Environment in India
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2019 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |