Browsing Theses by Supervisor "Peers, Douglas"
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“Not a Question of Trust, but of Proof”: Malcolm Hay, A Chain of Error in Scottish History, and the History Wars of 1920s Scotland
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)The publication of A Chain of Error in Scottish History by Malcolm Hay in 1927, which concerned anti-Catholic bias in Scottish historical literature sparked controversy in Britain and Ireland. Negative reviews posted in ... -
Public Health and Sanitation in Colonial Lahore, 1849-1910
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-30)The British annexation of the Punjab in 1849 had important consequences for the city of Lahore. Indeed, the British occupation prompted Lahore’s transformation into a “modern” colonial city. New designs for urbanization, ... -
War, Factionalism, and Civil-Military Tension: The Madras Army and the Company State in the Carnatic, 1767-1777
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-23)This study explores how the Madras Army and its officers helped to shape the East India Company’s developing state in the Carnatic during the late 1760s and 1770s, and in particular it draws attention to their critical ...