The National Review, Volume 129W.H. Allen, 1947 - English literature |
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... India - how much did it add to our strength and prestige as a great power ? India provided 24 million volun- teers to fight in this war - the only volunteers that fought , and right well they acquitted themselves . Were they fighting for ...
... India - how much did it add to our strength and prestige as a great power ? India provided 24 million volun- teers to fight in this war - the only volunteers that fought , and right well they acquitted themselves . Were they fighting for ...
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THE administration of British India is a unique example of colonisation . In 1600 the East India Company was formed by the merchants of the City of London , with the object of seeking trade , but not power , in Asia . The merchants ...
THE administration of British India is a unique example of colonisation . In 1600 the East India Company was formed by the merchants of the City of London , with the object of seeking trade , but not power , in Asia . The merchants ...
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... Indian nationalism had become acute and the Simon Commission's proposals for further advance did not materialise . Hindu India wanted more than the Commission recommended . The Muslims , on the other hand , would not accept any consti ...
... Indian nationalism had become acute and the Simon Commission's proposals for further advance did not materialise . Hindu India wanted more than the Commission recommended . The Muslims , on the other hand , would not accept any consti ...
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