Two Letters to Sir Charles Forbes

And Other Short Writings on the East India Company and the Freedom of the Press

By:

James Silk Buckingham

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Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History

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Originally published between 1824 and 1853, these four pieces by James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) illuminate the concerns of a broad-minded traveller and the problems of governing an empire. A newspaperman, social reformer and fierce critic of the East India Company, Buckingham published the Calcutta Journal until his expulsion from India in 1823 for attacking vested interests. The first and second pieces reissued here are his open letters, written anonymously in 1824, to the MP Sir Charles Forbes regarding press freedom and the expulsion, without trial, of himself and another editor. These are followed by an 1830 account of the reception of his public lecture tour on the East India Company's monopoly, and an 1853 outline for the future government of India. Together, these polemical texts provide great insight into contemporary colonial debates surrounding British rule in India.

Release date NZ

December 13th, 2012

Author

James Silk Buckingham

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

262

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History

Dimensions

140x216x15

ISBN-13

9781108046459

Product ID

20742872

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