Titles by James Mill

1773 – 1836

James Mill (1773-1836) was an early 19th century Philosophic Radical, journalist, and editor from Scotland. He was very influenced by Jeremy Bentham’s ideas about utilitarianism which he applied to the study of British India, political economy, and electoral reform.

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Mill wrote on the British corn laws, free trade, comparative advantage, the history of India, and electoral reform. His son, John Stuart, after a rigorous home education, became one of the leading English classical liberals in the 19th century.

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Articles in the Supplement to the Encyclopedia Britannica (1825)

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Colony

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Commerce Defended (1808)

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Education

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Elements of Political Economy (3rd ed. 1844)

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An Essay of the Impolicy of a Bounty on the Exportation of Grain (1804)

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A Fragment on Mackintosh (1870)

James Mill

Government

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The History of British India, 6 vols. (1826)

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The History of British India, vol. 1

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The History of British India, vol. 2

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The History of British India, vol. 3

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The History of British India, vol. 4

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The History of British India, vol. 5

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The History of British India, vol. 6

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Jurisprudence

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Law of Nations

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Liberty of the Press (1825)

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The Political Writings of James Mill (1815-1836)

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Prisons and Prison Discipline

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Selected Economic Writings (1966)

James Mill

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