Plain Tales From The Raj
Images of British India in the 20th Century
$38.50
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
6 August 1995
Summary
The Raj was, for two hundred years, the jewel in the British imperial crown. Although founded on military expansionism and undoubted exploitation, it developed over the centuries into what has been called ‘benign autocracy’ - the government of many by few, with the active collaboration of most Indians in recognition of a desire for the advancement of their country.
Charles Allen’s classic oral history of the period that marked the end of British rule was first published a generation a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349104973 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349104972 |
| Author: | Charles Allen |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 6 August 1995 |
| Weight: | 214g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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One of the most enjoyable books I have read … It is an authentic record of the survivors of British India … a book which takes on where Kipling left off - ANTONIA FRASER
Both a guide and an entertaining companion … Humour, drama and regret fill its pages - MAIL ON SUNDAYA lovely and compelling account of what India meant to the British between 1900 and 1947 … One of the best - THE TIMESAbout The Author
Charles Allen
Charles Allen is an oral and military historian specialising in colonial matters. He is the author of several previous books and lives in north London.
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