: the Indian problem in British politics, 1757-1773 H V Bowen creator H V Bowen text East India Company.-Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1789. xxu Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2002 monographic eng

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216 pages ; 23 cm Revenue and Reform considers how politicians in London tackled the many problems stemming from British expansion in India. List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Traders into sovereigns: the East India Company, 1757-1765; 2. Perceptions of empire; 3. The policy-makers: Parliament and the East India Company; 4. Crown and Company (I): the Diwani and the inquiry of 1767; 5. Crown and Company (II): foreign relations, 1766-1769; 6. Attempts at reform (I): civil, military, and judicial affairs, 1767-1772; 7. Attempts at reform (II): trade and revenue, 1767-1772; 8. The East India Company crisis of 1772; 9. Response to crisis (I): high politics and the committees of inquiry, 1772-1773; 10. Response to crisis (II): trade, finance, and reform; 11. The final act? the passage of Lord North's East India legislation, 1773; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index. /H V Bowen History 954.029 BOW 9780521890816 International Book Distributors ;Flat No.17,Prakash Apartments,5 Ansari Road,Daryaganj New Delhi-110002 180831 20190419163340.0