HISA 3003 Lecture 4: The Empire in South Asia (Continued)
6 Jul 2016
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Theories of imperialism: 4 different: schools of thought that de ne the economic vantage, conservative theory: disraeli, kipling, liberal theory: hobson, marxist theory: lenin: bourgeoisie, a state run by them. Portuguese trade, 15th century: vasco de gama used the caravel ship to sail across the ocean rapidly. East india company: the earliest multinational corporation, european businessmen came together to carry out trade, backed by the state. What is colonialism: national historians: drain of wealth, cambridge historians: collaboration between the british merchants and indian elites, trade with indian merchants and british merchants. Indian merchants were the banias who engaged in hundi trade: subaltern historians: no collaboration. War, force and outright resistance: opium, battle of plassey of cially began colonialism, grant of diwani wanted to control revenue. !1: the east india company had its own army, not in junction with britain the state.
