▁Another ▁example ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁integrated ▁the ▁economy ▁into ▁the ▁larger ▁and ▁faster ▁growing ▁British ▁economy , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁sl ugg ish ▁French ▁economy . ▁ ▁The ▁optim istic ▁school ▁attributes ▁the ▁back ward ness ▁of ▁the ▁Quebec ▁economy ▁to ▁deeply ▁ing rained ▁conserv at ism ▁and ▁a version ▁to ▁entrepr ene ur ship . ▁ ▁India ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁dec ades ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁four ▁main ▁schools ▁of ▁histor i ography ▁in ▁how ▁histor ians ▁study ▁India : ▁Cambridge , ▁National ist , ▁Marx ist , ▁and ▁sub altern . ▁The ▁once ▁common ▁" Ori ental ist " ▁approach , ▁with ▁its ▁image ▁of ▁a ▁sens uous , ▁in scr utable , ▁and ▁wh olly ▁spiritual ▁India , ▁has ▁died ▁out ▁in ▁serious ▁scholar ship . ▁ ▁The ▁" C amb ridge ▁School ", ▁led ▁by ▁An il ▁Se al , ▁Gordon ▁Johnson , ▁Richard ▁Gordon , ▁and ▁David ▁A . ▁W ash bro ok , ▁down plays ▁ide ology . ▁However , ▁this ▁school ▁of ▁histor i ography ▁is ▁critic ised ▁for ▁western ▁bias ▁or ▁Euro cent r ism . ▁ ▁The ▁National ist ▁school ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁Congress , ▁Gand hi , ▁Ne h ru ▁and ▁high ▁level ▁politics . ▁It ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁Mut iny ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁of ▁liber ation , ▁and ▁Gand hi ' s ▁' Qu it ▁India ' ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁as ▁defining ▁historical ▁events . ▁This ▁school ▁of ▁histor i ography