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British in India: Good or bad?

Was British colonialism in India a net positive or negative?...
glittery flesh hospital
  01/23/18
They didn't have toilets until this year, not flame
Razzle-dazzle national security agency goal in life
  01/23/18
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Hyperventilating brethren
  01/24/18
They still basically don't
Yellow coffee pot abode
  01/24/18
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Chartreuse Passionate Theater Stage
  01/23/18
they unified the place following the mughal invasions and th...
Cobalt box office
  01/23/18
do you also consider early modern Europe to be "shatter...
talented pit
  01/23/18
hell yeah. look at any map of the holy roman empire. more ...
Cobalt box office
  01/23/18
That's kind of what libs are doing in America
Black Territorial Quadroon
  01/24/18
would there have been an Indian Bismark to unite the various...
Bespoke ladyboy toilet seat
  01/23/18
Any legit sources for this stuff? Literally the first 25 lin...
glittery flesh hospital
  01/23/18
The Raj was absolutely awful, destroyed India's economy, set...
talented pit
  01/23/18
This book just seems like More of the same. Sort of soft ana...
glittery flesh hospital
  01/23/18
aren't the results objectively shit? why are you searching f...
stimulating lodge corn cake
  01/24/18
They got British COMMON LAW and cricket, bro.
Chartreuse Passionate Theater Stage
  01/23/18
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slate market
  01/24/18
cr
Provocative famous landscape painting associate
  01/24/18
Even if true, preventing India from becoming a world superpo...
Wine curious locale deer antler
  01/24/18
Haven't read up on it but I've been to India. All the impres...
Pontificating vigorous kitchen
  01/24/18
in other words, it all fell apart when the muslims came
Self-absorbed keepsake machete partner
  01/24/18
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stimulating lodge corn cake
  01/24/18
Actually the muslims are the ones who built all the giant sh...
Pontificating vigorous kitchen
  01/24/18


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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:40 PM
Author: glittery flesh hospital

Was British colonialism in India a net positive or negative? Everything on the internet says India would be THE superpower if not for those evil Brits, which makes me question what exactly happened through 1949. Any different/recent perspective that dare challenges the basic assumption India would be a great power but-for Brit influence? Looking for an unbiased take.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223304)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:41 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle national security agency goal in life

They didn't have toilets until this year, not flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223308)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 12:00 AM
Author: Hyperventilating brethren



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Date: January 24th, 2018 1:34 AM
Author: Yellow coffee pot abode

They still basically don't

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223812)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:41 PM
Author: Chartreuse Passionate Theater Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223315)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:42 PM
Author: Cobalt box office

they unified the place following the mughal invasions and the shattering of "india" into endlessly-warring principalities. that alone was a world-historical accomplishment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223316)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:54 PM
Author: talented pit

do you also consider early modern Europe to be "shattered into endlessly-warring principalities"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223390)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:58 PM
Author: Cobalt box office

hell yeah. look at any map of the holy roman empire. more like holy shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223411)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 3:26 AM
Author: Black Territorial Quadroon

That's kind of what libs are doing in America

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35224152)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:42 PM
Author: Bespoke ladyboy toilet seat

would there have been an Indian Bismark to unite the various kingdoms and principalities of pre-British India?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223319)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:46 PM
Author: glittery flesh hospital

Any legit sources for this stuff? Literally the first 25 links on google are all about how we need to rethink British colonialism (despite how every article says the same thing) and how terrible it was. What source can help me cut through the quagmire?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223348)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:50 PM
Author: talented pit

The Raj was absolutely awful, destroyed India's economy, set India back centuries. It was literally one of the worst examples of colonialism.

Here's a book about it:

https://www.amazon.com/Inglorious-Empire-What-British-India/dp/1849048088

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223365)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:52 PM
Author: glittery flesh hospital

This book just seems like More of the same. Sort of soft analysis, emotional reasoning that any colonialism is bad. Is there anyone who takes a different POV?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223376)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 3:18 AM
Author: stimulating lodge corn cake

aren't the results objectively shit? why are you searching for a different POV when the outcomes overwhelmingly suggest otherwise?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35224127)



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Date: January 23rd, 2018 11:54 PM
Author: Chartreuse Passionate Theater Stage

They got British COMMON LAW and cricket, bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223391)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 1:30 AM
Author: slate market



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Date: January 24th, 2018 1:08 AM
Author: Provocative famous landscape painting associate

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223694)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 12:31 AM
Author: Wine curious locale deer antler

Even if true, preventing India from becoming a world superpower was unquestionably a GOOD thing for the world.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223561)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 12:57 AM
Author: Pontificating vigorous kitchen

Haven't read up on it but I've been to India. All the impressive shit (and it really is impressive) is from like 1500. Everything since then until now is complete shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35223645)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 3:02 AM
Author: Self-absorbed keepsake machete partner

in other words, it all fell apart when the muslims came

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35224071)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 3:18 AM
Author: stimulating lodge corn cake



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35224128)



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Date: January 24th, 2018 3:27 AM
Author: Pontificating vigorous kitchen

Actually the muslims are the ones who built all the giant shit if you can believe it...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3869139&forum_id=2#35224155)