The Right, Interest, and Duty of the State, as Concerned in the Affairs of the East Indies
- Thomas Pownall (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
The Right, Interest, and Duty, of the State, as Concerned in the Affairs of the East Indies is a political pamphlet written by Thomas Pownall. Pownall, a British statesman and former colonial governor, argues that the British state has a legitimate stake — framed in terms of rights, interests, and obligations — in the governance and affairs of the East Indies.
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