TY - BOOK AU - Metelits,Michael D. TI - The Arthur Crawford scandal: governance, corruption, and Indian victims T2 - Oxford scholarship online SN - 9780190991319 (ebook) : AV - JQ229.C6 M48 2020 U1 - 353.46092 23 PY - 2020/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford University Press KW - Crawford, Arthur Travers, KW - Misconduct in office KW - India KW - Mumbai KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Scandals KW - Political corruption KW - Trials (Political crimes and offenses) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - A corruption scandal in 19th century India led to efforts to intimidate Indian witnesses against the accused British official. Litigation in India fueled a political pressure campaign in London producing questions in the House of Commons. Negotiations between London, Bombay, and Calcutta led to a compromise that saw Indians fired from government servants, but still being paid and eligible for pensions. But this buyout failed to deal with the shame and stigma the fired officials faced UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199498611.001.0001 ER -