It is one of the many ironies of the british connection with india that those who first argued for the justness of englands retention of an indian empire were opposed to its acquisition india was conquered for england by merchant adventurers such as robert clive and warren hastings and gentlemen warriors such as lord wellesley and sir charles napier who thought of englands position in india in terms of profit and national advantage the conviction that these conquests could also . The illusion of permanence british imperialism in india francis g hutchins google books by combining the techniques of intellectual history and social psychology professor hutchins provides a new perspective for an understanding of the intellectual atmosphere of british imperialism in india in the nineteenth century. The illusion of permanence british imperialism in india princeton legacy library amazonde hutchins francis g fremdsprachige bucher wahlen sie ihre cookie einstellungen wir verwenden cookies und ahnliche tools um ihr einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern um unsere dienste anzubieten um zu verstehen wie die kunden unsere dienste nutzen damit wir verbesserungen vornehmen konnen und um . The illusion of permanence british imperialism in india by combining the techniques of intellectual history and social psychology professor hutchins provides a new perspective for an understanding of the intellectual atmosphere of british imperialism in india in the nineteenth century