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The British Raj. An Enthralling Guide to the Administration of India by Britain (en Inglés)
Billy Wellman
The British Raj. An Enthralling Guide to the Administration of India by Britain (en Inglés)
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$ 1.186The British Raj. An Enthralling Guide to the Administration of India by Britain (en Inglés)
Billy Wellman
The Empire's "Jewel in the Crown"
For almost two hundred years Britain ran one of the most diverse places on the planet. The British did not show up in India as invaders. They arrived as businessmen.
In 1600 the East India Company formed to buy and sell spices textiles and tea. Over many decades that private company built its own army. It defeated local rulers and started taking taxes from millions. What began as simple trade slowly grew into a massive empire.
By the middle of the 1800s Britain took direct control. That era became known as the Raj. It was a time that reshaped the subcontinent in terms of politics economics and daily life. This book looks at how that system was put together how it worked and why it finally fell apart.
What you'll discover inside:
From Trade to Territory: How a small trading company turned business deals into political dominanceThe Path to Control: The specific battles and alliances that let one nation take over an entire subcontinentThe 1857 Rebellion: Why this massive uprising sent a shockwave through the entire empireThe End of Company Rule: Why Britain stopped letting a private company run things and took direct controlEconomic Shifts: How railways new factories and modern industries transformed how an entire nation workedThe Human Cost: The famines that killed millions and started furious debates about colonial policyChanging a Culture: How colonial rule impacted society local traditions and centuries-old institutionsThe Birth of Resistance: The rise of a new educated class and the very first signs of nationalismAnd much much more!This book gives you a clear accessible look at how that system functioned who benefited who suffered and why its history still resonates across the world today.
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