Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India by Shashi Tharoor (English) Pap

Description: Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India by Shashi Tharoor Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Inglorious Empire tells the real story of the British in India - from the arrival of the East India Company to the end of the Raj - and reveals how Britains rise was built upon its plunder of India.In the eighteenth century, Indias share of the world economy was as large as Europes. 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 Britains interests alone. He goes on to show how Britains Industrial Revolution was founded on Indias deindustrialisation, and the destruction of its textile industry.In this bold and incisive reassessment of colonialism, Tharoor exposes to devastating effect the inglorious reality of Britains stained Indian legacy.Ferocious and astonishing. Essential for a Britain lost in sepia fantasies about its past, Inglorious Empire is history at its clearest and cutting best.-Ben Judah, author of This Is LondonI had read only a few pages of Inglorious Empire before I thought, "What a wonderful book this would be to teach from." Its witty and fast-paced, the what-ifs and what-might-have-beens set up to provoke discussion. And the authors digressions, sometimes more enthralling than the topic under discussion, raise important questions about who he is and the country that has made him.-Robin Jeffrey, Inside StoryInglorious Empire is a bracing, polemical work.-Christopher de Bellaigue, The New York Review of Books Author Biography Shashi Tharoor served for twenty-nine years at the UN, culminating as Under-Secretary-General. He is a Congress MP in India, the author of fourteen previous books, and has won numerous literary awards, including a Commonwealth Writers Prize. Tharoor has a PhD from the Fletcher School, and was named by the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1998 as a Global Leader of Tomorrow. Details ISBN 1925713520 ISBN-13 9781925713527 Title Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India Author Shashi Tharoor Format Paperback Year 2018 Pages 336 Publisher Scribe Publications GE_Item_ID:117771922; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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