Syllabus
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Course Code: HIS-E-17(ii) Course Name: Colonial India - II (1757-1857) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Construction of the Colonial State: The ‘Iron’ Framework – Armed Forces and Law; The ‘Steel’ Framework– Civil Administration and Bureaucracy |
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| 2 | British Policy towards Indian Society: Role of Orientalists, Evangelicals and Utilitarians; The British Imperialist Ideology – Political, Economic and Cultural Theories; Colonial State and Social Reforms | |
| 3 | Implementing the Imperialist Agenda: Introduction of Modern Education; Introduction of Railways; Colonial Capitalism and its Impact on Indian Economy | |
| 4 | Resistance to the Colonial State: The Pre-1857 Risings Civil, Tribal and Peasant Revolts; The Uprising of 1857 – Causes, Nature and Consequences | |
