01848nam a22002297a 4500 20241204113943.0 241204b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789361777141 : International Book Distrubutors : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, 4405/2,5, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi. : 120960 : 21/11/2024 362.954 ROB Robb, Peter. Benign Imperialism? : Proper Conduct and the Public Interest in Colonial India. Peter Robb. , Delhi : Primus Books ,2024. x, 340p. : 24cm. 1085 Were colonial rulers in India worse than other governments and if so why? To consider those questions, the first part of Benign Imperialism? examines confidential discussions within the Government of India concerning official misconduct, law, and public benefit, particularly in the Bengal Presidency in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Officials debated the purpose and methods of British rule, how to punish civil servants' misconduct, the relationship between executive and High Court, and the importance of public opinion in India (and Britain). The book also considers these issues by referring to court cases and some British Parliamentary Papers. Part two turns to policies and local administration, revealing shortcomings including poor focus and police corruption. It assesses the basis of government understandings and describes conditions of village life and the local experience of British rule. The last two chapters look at examples of policies reacting to need and intended to be beneficial, with the longest discussion being about rural irrigation Colonial rulers Public benefit, British Parliamentary Peter Robb BOOK 62590 62590 0 0 ddc 0 0 SNUL SNUL 2024-12-04 International Book Distributors 1085.00 0 362.954 ROB 30520 2024-12-04 00:00:00 2024-12-04 BOOK