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RAJ
THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF BRITISH INDIA |
| By: |
Lawrence James |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.99 |
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£12.40 |
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£4.59 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0349110123 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780349110127 |
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| Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP |
| Pub. date: |
5 November, 1998 |
| Pages: |
736 |
| Description: |
* A book that is narrative-driven, but full of outstanding scholarship and insight.* Subtitled 'The Making and Unmaking of British India' - how the British Raj shaped the Indian sub-continent as it is today. |
| Synopsis: |
This is the brilliantly told story of one of the wonders of the modern world - how in less than a hundred years the British made themselves masters of India. They ruled it for another hundred, departing in 1947, leaving behind the independent states of India and Pakistan. British rule taught Indians to see themselves as Indians and its benefits included railways, hospitals, law and a universal language. But the Raj, outwardly so monolithic and magnificent, was always precarious. Its masters knew that it rested ultimately on the goodwill of Indians. This is a new look at a subject rich in incident and character; the India of the Raj was that of Clive, Kipling, Curzon and Gandhi and a host of lesser known others. RAJ will provoke debate, for it sheds new light on Mountbatten and the events of 1946-47 which ended an exercise in benign autocracy and an experiment in altruism. |
| Illustrations: |
Section: 24, B&W |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Abacus |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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