The Anarchy The East India Company Corporate Violence and the Pillage of an Empire by William Dalrymple
Brand: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
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Finalist for the Cundill History Prize ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAS FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal and NPR Superb ... A vivid and richly detailed story ... worth reading by everyone. The New York Times Book Review From the bestselling author of Return of a King the story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia and the devastating results of the corporation running a country. In August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and set up in his place a government run by English traders who collected taxes through means of a private army. The creation of this new government marked the moment that the East India Company ceased to be a conventional company and became something much more unusual an international corporation transformed into an aggressive colonial power. Over the course of the next 47 years the companys reach grew until almost all of India south of Delhi was effectively ruled from a boardroom in the city of London. The Anarchy tells one of historys most remarkable stories how the Mughal Empirewhich dominated world trade and manufacturing and possessed almost unlimited resourcesfell apart and was replaced by a multinational corporation based thousands of miles overseas and answerable to shareholders most of whom had never even seen India and no idea about the country whose wealth was providing their dividends. Using previously untapped sources Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before and provides a portrait of the devastating results from the abuse of corporate power. Bronze Medal in the 2020 Arthur Ross Book Award show more
Condition : New
Author : William Dalrymple
Weight : 1164
Publisher : BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
Language : English
EAN : 9781635573954
ISBN10 : 1635573955
Format : Hardback
Date of Publication : 20220217
Place of Publication : New York
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 160 X 236 X 48mm