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Books
 An
Indian Affair: From Riches to Raj (Channel Four Books) £18.99.
An Indian Affair, the
book of the series, offers a fresh perspective on Britain's relationship
with India. It suggests that the footholds on which India was established
as a colony happened by accident rather than by design. The book examines
India both before the Raj and throughout. It shows that Britain was actually
more influenced by India and its traditions than the other way around.
Concise history of India, by Barbara Metcalf and Thomas R Metcalf
(Cambridge University Press, 2001) £12.95
Written by two distinguished historians, this book is an accessible account
of modern India, charting its history from the Mogul empire through colonialism
to independence.
The East India Company: Trade and Conquest from 1600 by Antony
Wild (Harper Collins, 2000) £16.99
Historical account of the East India Company which eventually came to
control half of the world trade and led to the takeover of India and the
creation of the British Raj.
The Honourable Company, by John Keay (Harper Collins, 1993) £9.99
Looks at the history of the East India Company from its start during the
reign of Elizabeth I through to the Victorian era. It discusses not only
the company's links with India but with Africa also.
A Passage to India by EM Forster (Penguin Books, 1998) £5.99
A tale of tension in colonial India, this book centres of the accusation
of rape lodged against and Indian doctor by a British woman.
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Manas
www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/index.html
This site offers pages discussing Indian history, culture, politics and
religion in addition to social issues to create a full insight into India.
Manas: The East India Company
www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/British/EAco.html
Tells the history of the East India Company and how it came to own an
entire country. It also includes many other pages on Indian history, before
and after the Raj.
India Office Records
www.bl.uk/collections/orientaloffice.html
Part of the British Library collection, this page contains archives from
the East India Company from 1600-1858. It also contains information on
other British companies that were operating in India at that time.
British Library: History and Scope of the European Printed Books Collection
www.bl.uk/collections/printedhistory.html
Information on the European Printed Books Collection, which was originally
part of the library of the East India Company and is now housed at the
British Library. It holds unique material on British India.
Modern History Sourcebook: Robert Clive – Speech in Commons on India,
1772
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1772clive-india.html
Transcript of a speech made by Sir Robert Clive to the House of Commons
in 1772, discussing the consequences of the battle of Plassey in 1757.
Includes enlightening information on how the British saw India at this
time.
The Battle of Plassey
murshidabad.nic.in/plassey.htm
Site discussing the Battle of Plassey and Robert Clive’s involvement
in it.
Robert Clive: Memorial
www.findagrave.com/pictures/20616.html
Site containing a transcript of the inscription and a photograph of Robert
Clive’s memorial in Westminster Abbey.
Robert Clive: Baron of Plassey
www.bartleby.com/65/cl/Clive-Ro.html
Short biography of Robert Clive, discussing the battle of Plassey.
Siraj-ud-daulah
www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/British/Siraj.html
Part of the Manas website, this page discusses the role of Siraj Ud Daulah
in the loss of Bengal to the British.
Historical Horrors: The Black Hole of Calcutta
www.sawneybean.com/horrors/blackhole.htm
Discusses the British occupation of India and in particular the battle
of Plassey and the Black Hole of Calcutta, trying to find the truth behind
what really happened that night in 1756.
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Film
A Passage to India by EM Forster (novel) and David Lean, directed
by David Lean, 1984
Forster’s tale of the tensions between the people of India and the
colonial British was successfully brought to the screen by David Lean
in 1984. Dealing with the story of a British woman who accuses an Indian
doctor of rape, this film exposes the racism inherent in colonial India.
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