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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Jon E. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Public Affairs, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
British > India > History.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
India > Civilization > British influences.
British.
Civilization > British influences.
India.
1765-1947
History.
Genre:
History.
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
Contents:
  • Preface: Facts on the ground
  • Society of societies
  • Trading with ghosts
  • Forgotten wars
  • Passion at Plassey
  • New systems
  • Theatres of anarchy
  • The idea of empire
  • Fear and trembling
  • The making of modern India
  • The legalization of India
  • The great Depression
  • Governments within governments
  • Military imperialism and the Indian crowd
  • Cycles of violence
  • The great delusion.