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The first book to examine the proposition that Irish public servants in India were moved by their âIrishnessâ to subvert or eccentrically implement policies of the Raj. Essential reading for those wishing to understand the three-way interaction between the Irish, the empire and the peoples of India. -- .

Table of Contents

Part I: Context
1. Introduction: The scattered Irish
2. India and Punjab in the late nineteenth century
3. The Indian Public Service
4. Who were they?
5. Straits settlements, Malaya and Ceylon
Part II: The frontier
6. Waziristan: warriors and administrators
7. Pro-consul and the Viceroy
8. Frontiersman and the diplomat
Part III: Land and infrastructure
9. Land: The Irish dimension
10. Canal colonies
11. Dane and land bills
12. Irish engineers and Punjab’s infrastructure
Part IV: Politics and society
13. Lansdowne and Fitzpatrick
14. Punjab affairs are Simla affairs
15. Dane and O’Dwyer
Part V: Conclusions
16. Conclusions
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher Manchester University Press
      Published 10 January 2011
      ISBN-13 9780719083853
      978-0719083853
      ISBN-10 0719083850

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first book to examine the proposition that Irish public servants in India were moved by their âIrishnessâ to subvert or eccentrically implement policies of the Raj. Essential reading for those wishing to understand the three-way interaction between the Irish, the empire and the peoples of India. -- .

      Table of Contents

      Part I: Context
      1. Introduction: The scattered Irish
      2. India and Punjab in the late nineteenth century
      3. The Indian Public Service
      4. Who were they?
      5. Straits settlements, Malaya and Ceylon
      Part II: The frontier
      6. Waziristan: warriors and administrators
      7. Pro-consul and the Viceroy
      8. Frontiersman and the diplomat
      Part III: Land and infrastructure
      9. Land: The Irish dimension
      10. Canal colonies
      11. Dane and land bills
      12. Irish engineers and Punjab’s infrastructure
      Part IV: Politics and society
      13. Lansdowne and Fitzpatrick
      14. Punjab affairs are Simla affairs
      15. Dane and O’Dwyer
      Part V: Conclusions
      16. Conclusions
      Appendices
      Bibliography
      Index

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