Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor (English) Har

Description: Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor 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 Britains rise was built upon its plunder of India. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description ***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER*** In the eighteenth century, Indias share of the world economy was as large as Europes. 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 Britains interests alone. He goes on to show how Britains 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 Britains stained Indian legacy. Author Biography Shashi Tharoor served for twenty-nine years at the UN, culminating as Under-Secretary General. He is a Congress MP in India, the author of fourteen previous books and has won numerous literary awards, including a Commonwealth Writers Prize. Tharoor has a PhD from the Fletcher School and was named by the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1998 as a Global Leader ofTomorrow. Table of Contents Chronology 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 Review In Inglorious Empire, Shashi Tharoor documents the realities of the British empire in India and makes a compelling case for the need to acknowledge, and, atone for, these realities. -- Book Riot, 14 Must-Read Indian History Books Long Description ***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER*** In the eighteenth century, Indias share of the world economy was as large as Europes. 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 Britains interests alone. He goes on to show how Britains 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 Britains stained Indian legacy. Review Quote "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 Details ISBN1849048088 Pages 288 Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Year 2017 ISBN-10 1849048088 ISBN-13 9781849048088 Format Hardcover Author Shashi Tharoor Media Book Imprint C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Subtitle What the British Did to India Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 954.03 Publication Date 2017-03-02 Short Title Inglorious Empire Language English UK Release Date 2017-03-02 NZ Release Date 2017-03-02 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-03-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:140658118;

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