![Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart. And K.C.B., Late Governor Of Madras: Selections From His Minutes And Other Official Writings V-1st [Hardcover]](https://thebookishowl.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/01RPy1SfeqL-493.gif)
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This first volume presents a curated selection from the extensive minutes and official writings of Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, Baronet and Knight Commander of the Bath, who served as Governor of Madras during a pivotal period in British Indian history. Compiled and edited by Alexander J. Arbuthnot, these writings offer a detailed examination of Munro’s administrative approaches, governance strategies, and policy decisions that shaped colonial administration in South India.
The collection provides historians, scholars, and readers with authentic primary source material documenting Munro’s perspectives on revenue systems, local governance, educational reforms, and civil administration. His minutes and official correspondence reveal the complexities of colonial rule and Munro’s particular approach to Indian governance. This hardcover edition serves as an essential reference for understanding nineteenth-century British colonial administration and the administrative legacy of one of India’s most influential governors during the Madras Presidency era.
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