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3. Mutiny, Uprising, and Rebellion

2022/8/23
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Anita Anand: 对1857年印度兵变的讨论,以及这场起义对英国在印度统治的影响。 William Dalrymple: 详细阐述了东印度公司从兴起到衰落的全过程,以及公司与英国政府之间的权力斗争。他分析了1857年印度兵变的起因、经过和结果,并对兵变中发生的暴行进行了深刻的反思。他认为,兵变的起因是多方面的,包括英国政府的种族主义政策、宗教冲突以及东印度公司对印度人民的压迫。兵变的爆发标志着东印度公司统治的终结,也标志着英属印度时代的开始。他强调了这场起义对印度历史和文化的影响,以及它在印度民族主义发展中的重要地位。 Anita Anand: 与William Dalrymple共同探讨了1857年印度兵变的历史背景、起因、经过和影响,以及这场起义对英国在印度统治的终结和英属印度时代的开始所起到的作用。她还对兵变中发生的暴行以及对印度人民造成的深远影响进行了讨论。

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The East India Company's power shifts as other companies are allowed in, leading to a comparison with modern multinational corporations. The company's influence challenges the British state, engaging in early corporate corruption and lobbying.

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In 1857 tensions in Company-controlled India came to a head in what the British called 'The Indian Mutiny', now referred to in India as the First War of Independence. The uprising and bloody reprisals sent shockwaves through the Empire, ended the rule of the East India Company, and led to the creation of the Raj.

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