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The Chaos of Empire : the British Raj and the Conquest of India / Jon Wilson.
Author
Wilson, Jon E.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
New York : PublicAffairs, [2016]
©2016
Description
564 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
DS463 .W55 2016
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Subject(s)
British
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India
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History
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British
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India
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History
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19th century
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British
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India
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History
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20th century
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India
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History
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British occupation, 1765-1947
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India
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Civilization
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British influences
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India
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Politics and government
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1857-1919
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Summary note
"Through the stories of administrators, soldiers and subjects, describes how the East India Company went from a trading company to a quasi-imperial government with over a quarter of a million troops, whose high tax on tea helped spark the American Revolution,"--NoveList.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-544) and index.
Contents
Preface: Facts on the ground
Society of societies
Trading with ghosts
Forgotten wars
Passion at Plassey
New systems
Theatres of anarchy
The idea of empire
Fear and trembling
The making of modern India
The legalization of India
The great Depression
Governments within governments
Military imperialism and the Indian crowd
Cycles of violence
The great delusion.
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British Raj and the conquest of India
ISBN
1610392930 ((hardcover))
9781610392938 ((hardcover))
1541767934 ((paperback))
9781541767935 ((paperback))
LCCN
2016944891
OCLC
958083832
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