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Inglorious Empire : What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor (2017, Hardcover)
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Inglorious Empire : What the British Did to India, Hardcover by Tharoor, Shashi, ISBN 1849048088, ISBN-13 9781849048088, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Inglorious Empire tells the real story of the British in India - from the arrival of the East India Company to the end of the Raj - revealing how Britain's rise was built upon its plunder of India.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherC. Hurst AND Company (Publishers) The Limited
ISBN-101849048088
ISBN-139781849048088
eBay Product ID (ePID)237555524
Product Key Features
Book TitleInglorious Empire : What the British Did to India
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEurope / Western, International Relations / General, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Publication Year2017
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorShashi Tharoor
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-434812
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Ferocious and astonishing. Essential for a Britain lost in sepia fantasies about its past, Inglorious Empire is history at its clearest and cutting best."--Ben Judah, author of This is London "Rare indeed is it to come across history that is so readable and so persuasive."-- Amitav Ghosh "Brilliant 'e¦ A searing indictment of the Raj and its impact on India. 'e¦ Required reading for all Anglophiles in former British colonies, and needs to be a textbook in Britain."-- Salil Tripathi, Chair of the Writers in Prison Committee, PEN International, and author of The Colonel Who Would Not Repent, "Ferocious and astonishing. Essential for a Britain lost in sepia fantasies about its past, Inglorious Empire is history at its clearest and cutting best."--Ben Judah, author of This is London "Rare indeed is it to come across history that is so readable and so persuasive."-- Amitav Ghosh "Brilliant EL A searing indictment of the Raj and its impact on India. EL Required reading for all Anglophiles in former British colonies, and needs to be a textbook in Britain."-- Salil Tripathi, Chair of the Writers in Prison Committee, PEN International, and author of The Colonel Who Would Not Repent, "Ferocious and astonishing. Essential for a Britain lost in sepia fantasies about its past, Inglorious Empire is history at its clearest and cutting best."--Ben Judah, author of This is London "Rare indeed is it to come across history that is so readable and so persuasive."-- Amitav Ghosh "Brilliant ... A searing indictment of the Raj and its impact on India. ... Required reading for all Anglophiles in former British colonies, and needs to be a textbook in Britain."-- Salil Tripathi, Chair of the Writers in Prison Committee, PEN International, and author of The Colonel Who Would Not Repent
Dewey Decimal954.03
Table Of ContentChronology Acknowledgements Preface 1. The Looting of India 2. Did the British Give India Political Unity? 3. Democracy, the Press, the Parliamentary System and the Rule of Law 4. Divide Et Impera 5. The Myth of Enlightened Despotism 6. The Remaining Case for Empire 7. The (Im)Balance Sheet: A Coda 8. The Messy Afterlife of Colonialism Notes and References Bibliography Index
SynopsisIn the eighteenth century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, it had decreased six-fold. In Inglorious Empire, Shashi Tharoor tells the real story of the British in India, from the arrival of the East India Company in 1757 to the end of the Raj, and reveals how Britain's rise was built upon its depredations in India. India was Britain's biggest cash cow, and Indians literally paid for their own oppression. Britain's Industrial Revolution was founded on India's deindustrialisation, and the destruction of its textile industry. Under the British, millions died from starvation--including 4 million in 1943 alone, after national hero Churchill diverted Bengal's food stocks to the war effort. Beyond conquest and deception, the Empire blew rebels from cannons, massacred unarmed protesters and entrenched institutionalised racism. British imperialism justified itself as enlightened despotism for the benefit of the governed. Tharoor takes on and demolishes the arguments for the Empire, demonstrating how every supposed imperial 'gift', from the railways to the rule of law, was designed in Britain's interests alone. This incisive reassessment of colonialism exposes to devastating effect the inglorious reality of Britain's stained Indian legacy., ***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER*** In the eighteenth century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold. Beyond conquest and deception, the Empire blew rebels from cannon, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalised racism, and caused millions to die from starvation. British imperialism justified itself as enlightened despotism for the benefit of the governed, but Shashi Tharoor takes on and demolishes this position, demonstrating how every supposed imperial 'gift' from the railways to the rule of law was designed in Britain's interests alone. He goes on to show how Britain's Industrial Revolution was founded on India s deindustrialisation, and the destruction of its textile industry. In this bold and incisive reassessment of colonialism, Tharoor exposes to devastating effect the inglorious reality of Britain's stained Indian legacy., Inglorious Empire tells the real story of the British in India - from the arrival of the East India Company to the end of the Raj - revealing how Britain's rise was built upon its plunder of India.
LC Classification NumberDS463
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- 14 Aug, 2019
Good read with very detailed information.
The book is incredibly detailed; its not a novel as I had expected, but rather a series of events told in chronological order. I like that it's very descriptive and has a lot of information regarding first hand accounts and testimonials. Its perfect if you are interested in all that transpired during that time or if you intend on writing a history paper, but it's not exactly something you would want for leisurely reading because, as expected, the content is somewhat disturbing and it takes a lot of effort to wade through it all. Still, its interesting and very well-written!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 11 Dec, 2019
Inglorious Empire
The book is an interesting read about India's history.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
