Orientalism, political subjectivity and the birth of citizenship between 1780 and 1830

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The half-century after 1780 witnessed profound changes in British thought about the political subject, the non-European world and empire. The French and American revolutions and the steady growth of imperial power in India provided the British contexts for the formation of what can be called ‘political orientalism’. Using the example of James Mill (1773-1836), a prominent radical reformer and theorist of empire, this article explores how political orientalism developed within a liberal framework as a means of advocating imperial dominion as a tool of social and political improvement.View full textDownload full textKeywordsJames Mill, India, political orientalismRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2012.698481