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Economic Development in India 1700-1947 (ES0045)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-3-Indpre47

The course seeks to explain why British colonial rule between 1757 and 1947 did not establish sustained economic growth in India. How far was this failure due, for example, to imperialist 'exploitation', to India's limited natural resources, or to the obstacles presented by indigenous Indian social values with which the British had to contend? Topics covered include: the pre-colonial background; the economics of conquest (how a few thousand British extended their rule over millions of Indians); the British impact on Indian agriculture, rural society, and manufacturing; Indian nationalist movements and their interaction with the British colonial economic regime.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at Grade B or above.

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Economic Development in India 1700-1947 (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economic and Social History, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 18 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
10/01/2006	16:10	18:00			Room 333, WRB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course seeks to develop:
- Knowledge of and competency in a field of colonial economic and social history.
- Some ability to apply basic principles of economic analysis to historical issues, though no previous knowledge of economics is assumed.
- A sense of the interrelationships of economic change in India with political and 'social' aspects.
- Student-led seminars are intended to develop the presentation and verbal skills of participating students.
- Written assignments are intended to develop the literary skills of students and their ability to construct coherent argument and analysis.

Assessment Information

Two essays of 3000 words (one per semester), the average of which will count as 25% of the final assessment.

One three-hour degree exam which will count as 75% of the final assessment.