Engineering in the port cities of British India

2022 ◽  
pp. 256-283
Author(s):  
Adrian Jarvis
Keyword(s):  
British India ◽  
Port Cities

Origins of British India

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tirthankar Roy
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
The State ◽  
Military Strategy ◽  
Political Strategy ◽  
British India ◽  
Port Cities ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
Naval Power ◽  
European Trade ◽  
The 19Th Century

The origin of British India can be traced to warfare in 18th-century Europe and India, trade-related conflicts and disputes, and the East India Company’s business model. The state that emerged from these roots survived by reforming the institutions of capitalism, military strategy, and political strategy. As the 19th century unfolded and its power became paramount, the Company evolved from a trading firm to a protector of trade. The rapid growth of the three port cities where Indo-European trade and naval power was concentrated exemplifies that commitment. But beyond maintaining an army and protecting trade routes, the state remained limited in its reach.

The Frontier in British India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Simpson
Keyword(s):  
British India

Contemporary European Port-Cities as Laboratories

TERRITORIO ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 99-104
Author(s):  
Mina Akhavan
Keyword(s):  
Port Cities

cAbdullah Yūsuf cAlī & Muhammad Asad: Two Approaches to the English Translation of the Qur'an

2000 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muzaffar Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
British India ◽  
Human Understanding ◽  
English Translations ◽  
Political Milieu ◽  
The Times

This article attempts to present a comparative study of the role of two twentieth-century English translations of the Qur'an: cAbdullah Yūsuf cAlī's The Meaning of the Glorious Qur'ān and Muḥammad Asad's The Message of the Qur'ān. No two men could have been more different in their background, social and political milieu and life experiences than Yūsuf cAlī and Asad. Yūsuf 'Alī was born and raised in British India and had a brilliant but traditional middle-class academic career. Asad traversed a vast cultural and geographical terrain: from a highly-disciplined childhood in Europe to the deserts of Arabia. Both men lived ‘intensely’ and with deep spiritual yearning. At some time in each of their lives they decided to embark upon the translation of the Qur'an. Their efforts have provided us with two incredibly rich monumental works, which both reflect their own unique approaches and the effects of the times and circumstances in which they lived. A comparative study of these two translations can provide rich insights into the exegesis and the phenomenon of human understanding of the divine text.

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