He Who Controls the Spice Colonialism in South India Under the British East India Company
Date of Award
2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Harvey, David
Keywords
South India, Colonialism, East India Company, Great Britain, Missionaries, Orientalism
Area of Concentration
History
Abstract
The creation of a commercial empire by the British East India Company was followed closely by the creation of a territorial empire. This transition was marked by the emergence of political, cultural and religious relationships with native Indians and the imposition of what may be called the �civilizing mission� by colonial administrators, orientalists and missionaries. This thesis takes a historical approach to the creation of various institutions by various individuals in south India and the uniqueness of their approach, as influenced by the uniqueness of south India itself. This thesis examines the idea of an Aryan/Dravidian dichotomy of language, culture and religion as it was approached and created by British agents of colonialism and argues that by working against the scholarly orthodoxy established by northern school of orientalism and attempting to achieve a local understanding of the Madras presidency, individuals like Thomas Munro, F.W. Ellis and Bishop Robert Caldwell contributed to the emergence of a colonial project in southern India.
Recommended Citation
Rose, Jessica, "He Who Controls the Spice Colonialism in South India Under the British East India Company" (2010). Theses & ETDs. 4325.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/4325
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