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. Beyond conquest and deception, the Empire blew rebels from cannon, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalised racism, and c...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Tharoor, Shashi 1956- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Melnbourne ; London Scribe 2017
Subjects:	Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte Geschichte 1600-1947 Fremdherrschaft Deindustrialisierung Indien Britisch-Indien Großbritannien East India Company / History Deindustrialization / India / History Deindustrialization / India / Social conditions / 21st century India / History / British occupation, 1765-1947 India / Social conditions / 20th century India / Social conditions / 21st century
Summary:	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. 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 Britain’s interests alone. He goes on to show how Britain’s Industrial Revolution was founded on India’s 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 Britain’s stained Indian legacy
Item Description:	Originally published as "An era of darkness : the British empire in India"
Physical Description:	xxix, 295 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:	9781925322576