Karl Marx's articles in the New York Daily Tribune constitute a separate genre among his works, being originally published in English and based on events in various countries in the world. There is no doubt that the work Marx undertook for his Tribune articles not only influenced his later theoretical work, but also gave him an opportunity to apply the general principles of his method of historical materialism to the study of complex circumstances prevalent in different parts of the world. The perception of pre-colonial and colonial India that he put forth in the Tribune is a classic product of such application.
The sheer boldness of marx's explanation of India's pre-colonial non-history; the remarkable insight into the nature of colonial rule which made it so different from all previous conquests of the country; the lucidity of the exposition of the dialectics of colonial impact; the passionate sympathy for the suffering of the Indians and at the same time the utterly dispassionate account of the historical course that opened up before the country, entirely independent of the will and consciousness of the colonial rulers themselves- all these combine to make the Tribune set of articles a real classic on Indian history/.
About the Author:
Iqbal Husain the editor is former Professor of History at the Aligarh Muslim University. He has established the text of Marx's articles from the original files of the newspaper in which they appeared. He has also collected the extracts relating to India from the Marx- Engels correspondence during the period of the articles.
Irfan Habib former Professor of History Aligarh, has contributed an Introduction surveying Karl Marx's perception of India in all its aspects. He has also supplied a list of references to India in other writings and letters of Marx and Engels.
Prabhak Patnaik Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi has written a special Appreciation of what Marx's articles on India add to our understanding of his ideas and approach.
Abbreviations | Ix |
Acknowledgement | Xi |
Prefatory Note Iqbal Husain | Xiii |
Introduction: Marx's perception of India Irfan Habib | Xix |
Appreciation: The Other Marx Prabhat Patnaik | Iv |
New York Daily Tribune 1853 | |
June | |
India | 3 |
Revolution in China and in Europe | 6 |
Sir Charles Wood's East Indian Reforms | 7 |
The British Rule in India | 11 |
July | |
India | 18 |
The East India company-Its History and Results | 21 |
The Indian Question | 29 |
The Government of India | 30 |
The East India Question | 37 |
War in Burma | 41 |
August | |
India | 43 |
The Future Results of British Rule in India | 46 |
October | |
Railway Construction in India | 52 |
New York Daily Tribune 1855 | |
February | |
The Late British Government | 55 |
The New York Daily Tribune 1857 | |
April | |
Whose Atrocities | 59 |
July | |
The Revolt in the Indian Army | 60 |
August | |
The revolt in India | 63 |
The Indian Question | 66 |
Indian News | 71 |
State of the Indian Insurrection | 74 |
The Indian Insurrection | 77 |
September | |
Dispatch of Troops to India | 80 |
The Revolt in India | 83 |
The Indian Revolt | 89 |
Investigation of Tortures in India | 92 |
British Income in India | 97 |
October | |
The Revolt in India | 101 |
The Revolt in India | 105 |
The Revolt in India | 109 |
November | |
The Revolt in India | 114 |
December | |
The Capture of Delhi | 119 |
New York Daily Tribune 1858 | |
January | |
The Siege and Storming of Lucknow | 127 |
February | |
The Relief of Lucknow | 131 |
The Approaching Indian Loan | 138 |
Windham's Defeat | 142 |
April | |
British Atrocities in India | 148 |
Scheme for the Administration of India | 152 |
The Fall of Lucknow | 155 |
May | |
How Lucknow Was Taken | 160 |
The Annexation of Oude | 165 |
June | |
Lord Canning's Proclamation and Land Tenure in India | 170 |
After the fall of Lucknow | 173 |
The British Army in India | 175 |
July | |
The Indian Army | 179 |
Taxation in India | 183 |
The Indian Bill | 188 |
August | |
Transport of Troops to India | 191 |
September | |
History of the Opium Trade [1] | 196 |
History of the Opium Trade [2] | 199 |
October | |
The Revolt in India | 202 |
New York Daily Tribune 1859 | |
April | |
Great Trouble in Indian Finance | 209 |
August | |
British Commerce | 215 |
Octomber and December | |
Trade with China | 218 |
New York Daily Tribune1860 | |
July | |
British Commerce | 221 |
August | |
Army in India, Commerce | 223 |
The New Sardinian, French and Indian Loans | 225 |
September | |
British Commerce | 226 |
New York Daily Tribune 1861 | |
October | |
The British Cotton Trade | 231 |
November | |
The Intervention in Mexico | 233 |
Appendics | |
Unsigned Articles in the New York Daily Tribune, 1853-58 not established to be by Karl Marx | 235 |
Supplement | |
Letters of Marx and Engels, 1852-62: excerpts Relating to India | 255 |
References to India in other Writing of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels | |
Compiled by Irfan Habib | 283 |
Bibliography | 292 |
Index | 298 |
Karl Marx's articles in the New York Daily Tribune constitute a separate genre among his works, being originally published in English and based on events in various countries in the world. There is no doubt that the work Marx undertook for his Tribune articles not only influenced his later theoretical work, but also gave him an opportunity to apply the general principles of his method of historical materialism to the study of complex circumstances prevalent in different parts of the world. The perception of pre-colonial and colonial India that he put forth in the Tribune is a classic product of such application.
The sheer boldness of marx's explanation of India's pre-colonial non-history; the remarkable insight into the nature of colonial rule which made it so different from all previous conquests of the country; the lucidity of the exposition of the dialectics of colonial impact; the passionate sympathy for the suffering of the Indians and at the same time the utterly dispassionate account of the historical course that opened up before the country, entirely independent of the will and consciousness of the colonial rulers themselves- all these combine to make the Tribune set of articles a real classic on Indian history/.
About the Author:
Iqbal Husain the editor is former Professor of History at the Aligarh Muslim University. He has established the text of Marx's articles from the original files of the newspaper in which they appeared. He has also collected the extracts relating to India from the Marx- Engels correspondence during the period of the articles.
Irfan Habib former Professor of History Aligarh, has contributed an Introduction surveying Karl Marx's perception of India in all its aspects. He has also supplied a list of references to India in other writings and letters of Marx and Engels.
Prabhak Patnaik Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi has written a special Appreciation of what Marx's articles on India add to our understanding of his ideas and approach.
Abbreviations | Ix |
Acknowledgement | Xi |
Prefatory Note Iqbal Husain | Xiii |
Introduction: Marx's perception of India Irfan Habib | Xix |
Appreciation: The Other Marx Prabhat Patnaik | Iv |
New York Daily Tribune 1853 | |
June | |
India | 3 |
Revolution in China and in Europe | 6 |
Sir Charles Wood's East Indian Reforms | 7 |
The British Rule in India | 11 |
July | |
India | 18 |
The East India company-Its History and Results | 21 |
The Indian Question | 29 |
The Government of India | 30 |
The East India Question | 37 |
War in Burma | 41 |
August | |
India | 43 |
The Future Results of British Rule in India | 46 |
October | |
Railway Construction in India | 52 |
New York Daily Tribune 1855 | |
February | |
The Late British Government | 55 |
The New York Daily Tribune 1857 | |
April | |
Whose Atrocities | 59 |
July | |
The Revolt in the Indian Army | 60 |
August | |
The revolt in India | 63 |
The Indian Question | 66 |
Indian News | 71 |
State of the Indian Insurrection | 74 |
The Indian Insurrection | 77 |
September | |
Dispatch of Troops to India | 80 |
The Revolt in India | 83 |
The Indian Revolt | 89 |
Investigation of Tortures in India | 92 |
British Income in India | 97 |
October | |
The Revolt in India | 101 |
The Revolt in India | 105 |
The Revolt in India | 109 |
November | |
The Revolt in India | 114 |
December | |
The Capture of Delhi | 119 |
New York Daily Tribune 1858 | |
January | |
The Siege and Storming of Lucknow | 127 |
February | |
The Relief of Lucknow | 131 |
The Approaching Indian Loan | 138 |
Windham's Defeat | 142 |
April | |
British Atrocities in India | 148 |
Scheme for the Administration of India | 152 |
The Fall of Lucknow | 155 |
May | |
How Lucknow Was Taken | 160 |
The Annexation of Oude | 165 |
June | |
Lord Canning's Proclamation and Land Tenure in India | 170 |
After the fall of Lucknow | 173 |
The British Army in India | 175 |
July | |
The Indian Army | 179 |
Taxation in India | 183 |
The Indian Bill | 188 |
August | |
Transport of Troops to India | 191 |
September | |
History of the Opium Trade [1] | 196 |
History of the Opium Trade [2] | 199 |
October | |
The Revolt in India | 202 |
New York Daily Tribune 1859 | |
April | |
Great Trouble in Indian Finance | 209 |
August | |
British Commerce | 215 |
Octomber and December | |
Trade with China | 218 |
New York Daily Tribune1860 | |
July | |
British Commerce | 221 |
August | |
Army in India, Commerce | 223 |
The New Sardinian, French and Indian Loans | 225 |
September | |
British Commerce | 226 |
New York Daily Tribune 1861 | |
October | |
The British Cotton Trade | 231 |
November | |
The Intervention in Mexico | 233 |
Appendics | |
Unsigned Articles in the New York Daily Tribune, 1853-58 not established to be by Karl Marx | 235 |
Supplement | |
Letters of Marx and Engels, 1852-62: excerpts Relating to India | 255 |
References to India in other Writing of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels | |
Compiled by Irfan Habib | 283 |
Bibliography | 292 |
Index | 298 |