John Coatman

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John Coatman, CIE, (1889–1963)[1][2][3] was director of public information for the Indian Police Service and the British government in India.[4] He was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1929 and was a member of the secretariat during the first Round Table Conference (November 1930 – January 1931). His writing promoted the benefits of the British Empire.[5]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Report of the administration of Lord Reading, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, 1921–1926: General summary, Government of India Press, Simla, 1927.
  • The Indian Riddle: A solution suggested, Humphrey Toulmin, London, 1932.
  • Years of Destiny India 1926–1932, 1932.
  • Magna Britannia, Jonathan Cape, London, 1936.
  • India the Road to Self Government, George Allen & Unwin, 1941.
  • The British Family of Nations, George G. Harrap & Co., London, 1950.
  • Volkerfamilie commonwealth: die verwirklichung eines politischen ideals, Deutsch Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, 1950.
  • Police, Oxford University Press, 1959. (Home University Library of Modern Knowledge)
  • Eric Charles Handyside, C.I.E., O.B.E., Indian Police, Tunbridge Wells, c. 1962.

References[edit]

  1. Riddick, J.F. (2006). The History of British India: A Chronology. Praeger. p. 109. ISBN 9780313322808. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. Rowse, T. (2005). Nugget Coombs: A Reforming Life. Cambridge University Press. p. 53. ISBN 9780521677837. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. Streat, R.; Dupree, M. (1987). Lancashire and Whitehall: The Diary of Sir Raymond Streat. Vol. 2. Manchester University Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780719023910. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. Israel, M. (1994). Communications and Power: Propaganda and the Press in the Indian National Struggle, 1920-1947. Cambridge University Press. p. 66. ISBN 9780521467636. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. Cain, P.J. (1998). The Empire and Its Critics, 1899-1939: Classics of Imperialism. Vol. 1. Routledge/Thoemmes Press. p. 189. ISBN 9780415179454. Retrieved 5 October 2015.