Author: Lokanātha GhoshaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The Modern History of the Indian Chiefs, Rajas, Zamindars, & C: The native states
Author: Lokanātha GhoshaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A Bibliography of History & Historical Biography. Being the Sections Relating to Those Subjects in The Best Books and The Reader's Guide
Author: William Swan Stallybrass (formerly Sonnenschein.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Anarchy
Author: William DalrymplePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1635574331
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Finalist for the Cundill History Prize ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal and NPR “Superb ... A vivid and richly detailed story ... worth reading by everyone.” -The New York Times Book Review From the bestselling author of Return of a King, the story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results of the corporation running a country. In August 1765, the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and set up, in his place, a government run by English traders who collected taxes through means of a private army. The creation of this new government marked the moment that the East India Company ceased to be a conventional company and became something much more unusual: an international corporation transformed into an aggressive colonial power. Over the course of the next 47 years, the company's reach grew until almost all of India south of Delhi was effectively ruled from a boardroom in the city of London. The Anarchy tells one of history's most remarkable stories: how the Mughal Empire-which dominated world trade and manufacturing and possessed almost unlimited resources-fell apart and was replaced by a multinational corporation based thousands of miles overseas, and answerable to shareholders, most of whom had never even seen India and no idea about the country whose wealth was providing their dividends. Using previously untapped sources, Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before and provides a portrait of the devastating results from the abuse of corporate power. Bronze Medal in the 2020 Arthur Ross Book Award
The Best Books: a Readers Guide to the Choice of the Best Available Books (about 50.000)...
Author: William Swan SonnenscheinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
A Supplement to Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors
Author: John Foster KirkPublisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
The Modern Review
Author: The History of India from the Earliest Ages
Author: James Talboys WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Śatakas of Bhartr̥ihari
Author: Bhartr̥hariPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanskrit poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
An Economic History of India 1707–1857
Author: Tirthankar RoyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000436071
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This new edition of An Economic History of Early Modern India extends the timespan of the analysis to incorporate further research. This allows for a more detailed discussion of the rise of the British Empire in South Asia and gives a fuller context for the historiography. In the years between the death of the emperor Aurangzeb (1707) and the Great Rebellion (1857), the Mughal Empire and the states that rose from its ashes declined in wealth and power, and a British Empire emerged in South Asia. This book asks three key questions about the transition. Why did it happen? What did it mean? How did it shape economic change? The book shows that during these years, a merchant-friendly regime among warlord-ruled states emerged and state structure transformed to allow taxes and military capacity to be held by one central power, the British East India Company. The author demonstrates that the fall of warlord-ruled states and the empowerment of the merchant, in consequence, shaped the course of Indian and world economic history. Reconstructing South Asia’s transition, starting with the Mughal Empire’s collapse and ending with the great rebellion of 1857, this book is the first systematic account of the economic history of early modern India. It is an essential reference for students and scholars of Economics and South Asian History.
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Author: Calcutta (India). Imperial libraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description