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The Reith Lectures: Cyril Radcliffe - Power and the State: British Rule In India

1951: Cyril Radcliffe - Power and the State

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British Rule In India

Cyril Radcliffe - Power and the State

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Lord Radcliffe examines the early period of British administration in India.

Lord Radcliffe examines the early period of British administration in India, which he argues illustrates how men respond to the stimulus of great authority.

This year's Reith Lecturer is British lawyer Lord Radcliffe. He was Director-General of the Ministry of Information during the Second World War, and is most famous for his role in Partition, the division of the British Indian Empire, His work led directly to the creation of Pakistan and India as independent nations. He examines the features of democratic society, and considers the problematic notions of power and authority in his series of seven Reith Lectures entitled 'Power and the State'.
In his fifth Reith lecture entitled 'British Rule in India', Lord Radcliffe examines the early years of British administration in India. He argues that period until the Indian Mutiny succeeded more as a result of the character of its institutions than their excellence. He suggests this offers a classic example of how men really respond to the stimulus of great authority.

The Reith Lectures: Cyril Radcliffe - Power and the State

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The lawyer Lord Radcliffe examines the features of democratic society.

The British lawyer Lord Radcliffe examines the features of democratic society, and considers the problematic notions of power and authority in a series of seven Reith lectures.

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