The chaos of empire
Subtitle: the British Raj and the conquest of India
By: Jon Wilson
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9781610392938
Subjects: Civilization; British influences; British; History
Other titles: British Raj and the conquest of India
Description: "Through the stories of administrators, soldiers and subjects, describes how the East India Company went from a trading company to a quasi-imperial government with over a quarter of a million troops, whose high tax on tea helped spark the American Revolution,"--NoveList.
Notes: "First published in the United Kingdom in 2016 by Simon and Schuster UK Ltd."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-544) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: Facts on the ground; title: Society of societies; title: Trading with ghosts; title: Forgotten wars; title: Passion at Plassey; title: New systems; title: Theatres of anarchy; title: The idea of empire; title: Fear and trembling; title: The making of modern India; title: The legalization of India; title: The great Depression; title: Governments within governments; title: Military imperialism and the Indian crowd; title: Cycles of violence; title: The great delusion.