Inglorious empire : (Record no. 32134)

MARC details
ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9781849048088
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 954.03 TH IN
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR
Authors Tharoor, Shashi,
Dates 1956-
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Inglorious empire :
Subtitle what the British did to India
Statement of responsibility, etc. Shashi Tharoor
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London :
Publisher Hurst & Co. Publ. Ltd.,
Date 2017.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxix, 295 p.
Size 22 cm.
SUMMARY
Summary 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 a cannon, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalized 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 deindustrialization 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.
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Topical Heading Imperialism
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Topical Heading Imperialism
General History
Geographic India
Chronological British occupation, 1765-1947
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Topical Heading Great Britain
General Foreign relations
Geographic India
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Topical Heading Diplomatic relations
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