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Lord Northbrook's Indian Administration 1872-1876. (1964)
Thesis
Moulton, E. C. Lord Northbrook's Indian Administration 1872-1876. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis is a study of Lord Northbrook's career as Governor-General of India from 1872 to 1876. Northbrook was not a pre-eminently brilliant ruler nor a redical reformer, but he was a competent administrator whose sagacity and judgement were rarel... Read More about Lord Northbrook's Indian Administration 1872-1876..

Edward W. Blyden, 1832-1912, and Pan-Negro Nationalism. (1964)
Thesis
Lynch, H. R. Edward W. Blyden, 1832-1912, and Pan-Negro Nationalism. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the pan-Negro ideas and activities of one of the most outstanding Negro intellectuals of the nineteenth century - Edward Wilmot Blyden. Convinced that Negroes would never achieve equality with whites in the New World, he emigrate... Read More about Edward W. Blyden, 1832-1912, and Pan-Negro Nationalism..

The Ideological Differences Between Moderates and Extremists in the Indian National Movement With Special Reference to Surendranath Banerjea and Lajpat Rai 1883-1919. (1964)
Thesis
Argov, D. The Ideological Differences Between Moderates and Extremists in the Indian National Movement With Special Reference to Surendranath Banerjea and Lajpat Rai 1883-1919. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Surendranath Banerjea was typical of the 'moderates' in the Indian National Congress while Lajpat Rai typified the 'extremists'. This thesis seeks to portray critical political biographies of Surendranath Banerjea and of Lajpat Rai within a general c... Read More about The Ideological Differences Between Moderates and Extremists in the Indian National Movement With Special Reference to Surendranath Banerjea and Lajpat Rai 1883-1919..

Ashanti and Her Neighbours c. 1700-1807. (1964)
Thesis
Fynn, J. K. Ashanti and Her Neighbours c. 1700-1807. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

By the middle of the second half of the seventeenth Century, the Portuguese trading monopoly on the Gold Coast had come to an end. The Dutch, who were largely responsible for bringing this about, could not follow their predecessor's example of monopo... Read More about Ashanti and Her Neighbours c. 1700-1807..

The Rise and Development of the Korean Kingdom of Koguryo, From the Earliest Times to A.D. 313. (1964)
Thesis
Gardiner, K. H. J. The Rise and Development of the Korean Kingdom of Koguryo, From the Earliest Times to A.D. 313. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Information concerning the origin and early development of the mediaeval Korean kingdom of Koguryo is found in a variety of ancient sources, - brief accounts in the Chinese dynastic histories, occasional references in various other Chinese works, leg... Read More about The Rise and Development of the Korean Kingdom of Koguryo, From the Earliest Times to A.D. 313..

Sir Charles Wood's Indian Policy, 1853-1866. (1964)
Thesis
Moore, R. J. Sir Charles Wood's Indian Policy, 1853-1866. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Sir Charles Wood's presidency of the Board of Control (1853-1855) coincided with the dawning of an age of reform. Wood's Government of India Act reformed the Indian legislature, abolished the civil patronage and provided for establishing a law commis... Read More about Sir Charles Wood's Indian Policy, 1853-1866..

The Formation of British Land Revenue Policy in the Ceded and Conquered Provinces of Northern India, 1801-1833. (1964)
Thesis
Husain, M. I. The Formation of British Land Revenue Policy in the Ceded and Conquered Provinces of Northern India, 1801-1833. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

British land revenue policy in the Ceded and Conquered Provinces, has five distinct phases, and a chapter is devoted to each. Chapter One examines the early years of the policy (1801-07) when the Bengal influence was dominant. At this stage, an insig... Read More about The Formation of British Land Revenue Policy in the Ceded and Conquered Provinces of Northern India, 1801-1833..

British Policy Towards the Pathans and the Pindaris in Central India, 1805-1818. (1964)
Thesis
Ghosh, B. British Policy Towards the Pathans and the Pindaris in Central India, 1805-1818. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

From the late eighteenth century loose bodies of light horsemen had hung about the skirts of the Maratha armies, slowly developing from mere hangers-on to recognised auxiliaries of the Maratha chiefs, and even, as with the Pathan forces of Amir Khan,... Read More about British Policy Towards the Pathans and the Pindaris in Central India, 1805-1818..

The British Administration of the Maritime Provinces of Ceylon 1796-1802. (1964)
Thesis
Wickremeratne, U. C. The British Administration of the Maritime Provinces of Ceylon 1796-1802. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The Maritime Provinces of Ceylon consisted of all the land around its coast which was acknowledged as not belonging to the Kingdom of Kandy. Between 1796-1802 they were governed by the English East India Company. The Government was faced with many di... Read More about The British Administration of the Maritime Provinces of Ceylon 1796-1802..

The Revenue Administration of Chittagong From 1761 to 1785. (1964)
Thesis
Serajuddin, A. M. The Revenue Administration of Chittagong From 1761 to 1785. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This work is a study of the early British revenue administration of Chittagong. It analyses the local revenue methods and usages of Chittagong, examines the operational aspects of the general revenue policies of the Bengal Government in this District... Read More about The Revenue Administration of Chittagong From 1761 to 1785..

Trade and Politics in the Ethiopian Region 1830-1855. (1964)
Thesis
Abir, M. Trade and Politics in the Ethiopian Region 1830-1855. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The development of trade in the Red Sea since the second decade of the 19th century brought about a similar development in the Ethiopian region. A growing volume of Ethiopia's main items of export, gold, musk, ivory, incenses and coffee reached the c... Read More about Trade and Politics in the Ethiopian Region 1830-1855..

The Mbundu and Neighbouring Peoples of Central Angola Under the Influence of Portuguese Trade and Conquest 1482-1790. (1964)
Thesis
Birmingham, D. The Mbundu and Neighbouring Peoples of Central Angola Under the Influence of Portuguese Trade and Conquest 1482-1790. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The two major Bantu political groupings in West Central Africa centre on the Kongo kingdom and on the Luba-Lunda states. To the south of Kongo and east of Lunda live the Mbundu people who, from the end of the fifteenth century, developed contacts wit... Read More about The Mbundu and Neighbouring Peoples of Central Angola Under the Influence of Portuguese Trade and Conquest 1482-1790..

David Scott on the North-East Frontier of India and in Assam. (1964)
Thesis
Barooah, N. K. David Scott on the North-East Frontier of India and in Assam. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The subject of this study is David Scott who served the East India Company on the northern and eastern frontier of the Bengal Presidency from 1802 to 1831. First coming into prominence by his handling of relations with Bhutan and Tibet during the Nep... Read More about David Scott on the North-East Frontier of India and in Assam..

Burmese orthography and the tonal classification of Burmese lexical items (1964)
Journal Article
Sprigg, R. K. (1964). Burmese orthography and the tonal classification of Burmese lexical items. Journal of the Burma Research Society, 47(2), 415-444