The chaos of empire : the British Raj and the conquest of India / Jon Wilson.
"Through the stories of administrators, soldiers and subjects, describes how the East India Company went from a trading company to a quasi-imperial government with over a quarter of a million troops, whose high tax on tea helped spark the American Revolution,"--NoveList.
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Public Affairs,
[2016]
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Physical Description: | 564 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
Variant Title: |
British Raj and the conquest of India |
Format: | Book |
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"Through the stories of administrators, soldiers and subjects, describes how the East India Company went from a trading company to a quasi-imperial government with over a quarter of a million troops, whose high tax on tea helped spark the American Revolution,"--NoveList. |
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Call Number: | DS463 .W55 2016 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-544) and index. |
ISBN: | 1610392930 9781610392938 |