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Later historians assert clashing political, economic, and moral explanations for the annexations, and the reasons the British could accomplish them.
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The East India Company at Home, 1757–1857 explores how empire in Asia shaped British country houses, their interiors and the lives of their residents. It incl
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Shows how colonial indirect rule and land tenure institutions create state weakness, ethnic inequality and insurgency in India, and around the world.
The Insecurity State
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A provocative examination of how the British colonial experience in India was shaped by chronic unease, anxiety, and insecurity.
The Proudest Day
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A riveting account of the end of the Raj--the most romantic of all the great empires--told in compelling and colorful detail by the authors of "The Deadly Embra