Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India
Shashi Tharoor | Paperback | 295 pages
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Description : In the eighteenth 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. The Empire blew rebels from cannon, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalized racism, and caused millions to die from starvation. British imperialism justified itself as enlightened despotism for the benefit of the governed, but Shashi Tharoor 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 de-industrialization, and the destruction of its textile industry. In this bold and incisive reassessment of colonialism, Tharoor exposes to devastating effect the inglorious reality of Britain's stained Indian legacy.
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Publisher : Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Year : 2018
Language : English
ISBN : 9781802061765
Categories : HISTORY , INDIA-REFERENCE , NON-FICTION
Product Dimension : 2 X 19.6 X 13.1 cm
Weight : 0.4 kgs
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