The Empire of the Raj: India, Eastern Africa and the Middle East, 18581947 (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)

British India, as a result of history, geopolitics and its unique status within the Empire, controlled a chain of overseas agencies that stretched from southern Persia to eastern Africa. This book examines how, as the relative importance of British interests steadily eclipsed those of India throughout the region, Indian sub-imperial impulses clashed with the relentlessly advancing metropole. The nature of the struggle over political control between Britain and Indian reveals differences in perception and approach during a period of profound change in Anglo-Indian relations. "This book examines the clash between British Indian external policy and that of an expansionist Imperial metropole in the 'western approaches' to India. The major spheres of India's overseas interests - the Gulf region, the Middle East, Aden, Somaliland, Zanzibar, and East Africa - are examined through a series of case-studies and an analysis made of the motives behind, and nature of, Indian sub-imperialism and British imperialism." "The responses of the Indian system to different levels of Imperial pressure are explored together with the development of metropolitan strategies and structures for co-ordinated interaction with the Indian sphere. The extraordinary opportunities for Indian sub-imperial expansion during the Great War form a particular focus. The changing nature of British rule in India and its impact on foreign affairs is also considered, especially in respect of the influence of Indian external policy on domestic politics and the process of reform in the twentieth century."--Jacket. This book examines the clash between British Indian external policy and that of an expansionist Imperial metropole in the 'western approaches' to India. The major spheres of India's overseas interest - the Persian Gulf, the Middle East, Aden, Somaliland, Zanzibar, and East Africa - are examined through a series of case studies and an analysis made of the motives behind, and nature of, Indian sub-imperialism and British imperialism. The responses of the Indian system to different levels of Imperial pressure are explored together with the development of metropolitan strategies and structures for co-ordinated interaction with the Indian sphere. The extraordinary opportunities for Indian sub-imperial expansion during the Great War form a particular focus. The changing nature of British rule in India and its impact on foreign affairs is also considered, particularly in respect of the influence of Indian external policy on domestic politics and the process of reform in the twentieth century Front Matter....Pages i-x The Empire of the Raj: The Definition, Delineation and Dynamics of the Indian Sphere....Pages 1-11 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 ‘A Glacis of Varying Breadth and Dimension’: Persia and the Persian Gulf, c. 1850–1914....Pages 15-37 ‘A Conflict of Directions’: The British Indian Agency at Zanzibar, c. 1856–1883....Pages 38-64 ‘He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune’: Aden and Somaliland, c. 1869–1914....Pages 65-90 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 ‘A Colony for India’: The Struggle for East Africa, c. 1914–1924....Pages 93-131 ‘Basrah is as Near to Delhi as Rangoon’: Realigning the Middle East, 1914–c. 1921....Pages 132-169 ‘When One Comes to Details, Difficulties Bristle’: The Aden Transfer, c. 1917–1937....Pages 170-198 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 ‘A Sort of Gilded Parochialism’: Conclusions and Postscript....Pages 201-213 Back Matter....Pages 214-270

british Administrators In India Often Followed Their Own Agendas With Regards To External States, Forming A Sub-empire Within The British Imperial System That Frequently Clashed With The Interests Of The London-based Metropole. Blyth (curator, Imperial And Maritime History, National Maritime Museum, London, Uk) Identifies Three Distinct, Though Overlapping, Spheres Of Operation: Central Asia; Burma, The Malay Peninsula, And East Asia; And A Largely Maritime Frontier Stretching From The Persian Gulf To Eastern Africa. He Examines Interactions Between The Empire Of The Raj And British Imperialism In Each Of These Three Areas From The Perspective Of The British Indian Administrators. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

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