An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India (Record no. 296483)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789383064656
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 954.03 THA-E
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shashi Tharoor
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi [India]
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Aleph
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2016
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxvi, 333 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Shashi Tharoor reveals with acuity, impeccable research, and trademark wit, just how disastrous British rule was for India. Besides examining the many ways in which the colonizers exploited India, ranging from the drain of national resources to Britain, the destruction of the Indian textile, steel-making and shipping industries, and the negative transformation of agriculture, he demolishes the arguments of Western and Indian apologists for Empire on the supposed benefits of British rule, including democracy and political freedom, the rule of law, and the railways. The few unarguable benefits the English language, tea, and cricket were never actually intended for the benefit of the colonized but introduced to serve the interests of the colonizers. Brilliantly narrated and passionately argued, An Era of Darkness will serve to correct many misconceptions about one of the most contested periods of Indian history."--Publisher description
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Commonwealth India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947. Imperialism.
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Koha item type Book
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