Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: RAJ AND RESISTANCE

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of the development and nature of the British-Indian relationship. From John Company to Company Raj (17th to 20th centuries), British mercantile and imperial ambitions in South Asia were met by indigenous movements of political independence and popular resistance across the subcontinent, in Bengal, Mysore, Punjab, Delhi and beyond. Open to juniors and seniors. Open to others only with permission of instructor. (Please note that class rank is determined by year of matriculation, not credits.)