Commitment and Conquest: The Case of British Rule in India

Contemporary historians usually attribute the East India Company's military success in India to its military strength. In contrast, we argue that, on its own, military strength was a mixed blessing: it could have led to the formation of coalitions against the Company. This did not happen because the Company's commitments to Indian regimes were more credible than their commitments to each other. In this sense, commitment was the key to conquest.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Oak, Mandar ; Swamy, Anand
Institutions:	School of Economics, University of Adelaide

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	School of Economics Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 2009-24 20 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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