The Resource Inglorious empire : what the British did to India, Shashi Tharoor
Inglorious empire : what the British did to India, Shashi Tharoor
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- Summary
- In the 18th 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxvii, 295 pages
- Note
- Originally published: as An era of darkness. New Delhi: Aleph, 2016
- Isbn
- 9780141987149
- Label
- Inglorious empire : what the British did to India
- Title
- Inglorious empire
- Title remainder
- what the British did to India
- Statement of responsibility
- Shashi Tharoor
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the 18th 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
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tharoor, Shashi
- Dewey number
-
- 954'.03
- 954'.03
- 954.03
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Penguin history
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- India
- India
- India
- Great Britain
- History
- Label
- Inglorious empire : what the British did to India, Shashi Tharoor
- Note
- Originally published: as An era of darkness. New Delhi: Aleph, 2016
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9780141987149
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xxvii, 295 pages
- Isbn
- 9780141987149
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Label
- Inglorious empire : what the British did to India, Shashi Tharoor
- Note
- Originally published: as An era of darkness. New Delhi: Aleph, 2016
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9780141987149
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xxvii, 295 pages
- Isbn
- 9780141987149
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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