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This book traces the developments in the structure armament and uniforms of the armies maintained by the imperial powers in Asia throughout the colonial period with illustrative order of battle material wherever possibleThe evolutionary development of the armies which maintained the colonial powers extraordinary ascendancy in the East for four and a half centuries has seldom been surveyed as a whole and certainly not in the kind of organizational detail included in this book
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Arthur Galletti was an Indian Civil Service maverick in Madras Presidency whose professional and personal AngloItalian character differences led to battles that highlighted sharp political and social divisions among British rulers in India This biography of Arthur Galletti provides deep insight into his life and personality as well as his style of working and his concern for the welfare of common people Simultaneously it demonstrates social prejudices in British India concerning class status race education and profession Also it connects to the major phases of the in dependence movement in India between the late 19th century and 1947 Contents Preface Prologue Becoming Arthur Galletti Rising Star 19001906 Shooting Star 19071917 White Mutiny Guntur Falling Star 19221930 Bellary India After Bibliography Index Images
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The British experience in India began in earnest over four hundred years ago during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I For many years the English interlopers and traders who made contact with the subcontinent were viewed by Indians as little more than pirates and potentially troublesome conquering barbarians After a series of titanic struggles against the French and various local rulers during the eighteenth century by the end of the Napoleonic Wars Britain had gained mastery of the subcontinent This period and the century and a half that followed saw two powerful cultures locked in an often bloody battle over political control land trade and a way of lifeDenis Judd tells the fascinating story of the remarkable British impact upon India All aspects of this long and controversial relationship are discussed such as the first tentative contacts between East and West the foundation of the East India Company in 1600 the Victorian Raj in all its pomp and splendour Gandhis revolutionary tactics tooverthrow the Raj and restore Indian to the Indians and Lord Mountbattens swift surgery of Partition in 1947 creating the two independent Commonwealth states of India and Pakistan Against this epic backdrop and using many revealing contemporary accounts Denis Judd explores the consequences of British rule for both rulers and ruled Were the British intent on development or exploitation Were they the civilizing force they claimed What were Britains greatest legacies democracy and the rule of law or cricket and an efficient railway system Easy answers are avoided in this immensely readable lively and authoritative book
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Charming About half deals with the adaptation of the Brits to the food amp drink which as anecdote amp recipes forms the balance Annotation copyright Book News Inc Portland Or
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Plain Tales from the Raj Images of British India in the Twentieth Century
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This book is the first analysis of the dynamics of British press reporting of India and the attempts made by the British Government to manipulate press coverage as part of a strategy of imperial control The press was an important forum for debate over the future of India and was used by significant groups within the political elite to advance their agendas Focuses on a period which represented a critical transitional phase in the history of the Raj witnessing the impact of the First World War major constitutional reform initiatives the tragedy of the Amritsar massacre and the launching of Gandhis mass movement Asserts that the War was a watershed in official media manipulation and in the aftermath of the conflict the Governments previously informal and ad hoc attempts to shape press reporting were placed on a more formal basis
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This is the brilliantly told story of one of the wonders of the modern world how in less than a hundred years the British made themselves masters of India They ruled it for another hundred departing in 1947 leaving behind the independent states of India and Pakistan British rule taught Indians to see themselves as Indians and its benefits included railways hospitals law and a universal language But the Raj outwardly so monolithic and magnificent was always precarious Its masters knew that it rested ultimately on the goodwill of Indians This is a new look at a subject rich in incident and character the India of the Raj was that of Clive Kipling Curzon and Gandhi and a host of lesser known others RAJ will provoke debate for it sheds new light on Mountbatten and the events of 194647 which ended an exercise in benign autocracy and an experiment in altruism
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This study shows how by supporting their husbands British women held together the greatest empire on earth often to their private cost and pain Based on a very rich collection of letters diaries and photographs it is a story of class snobbery racism but also of suffering and courage told in a vivid and moving way
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Despite the popular image of Tibet as a remote and inaccessible land to which few Europeans ventured more than one hundred BritishIndian officials lived and worked there during the years 19041947Following Colonel Younghusbands 19031904 mission to Lhasa these officers and their supporting staff were posted in central and southern Tibet and after 19361937 at the British Mission Lhasa Among those who rose to the senior positions there were such famous frontiersmen as Colonel FM Bailey Sir Charles Bell and Hugh RichardsonThis groundbreaking work draws on previously unpublished sources both oral and written to examine the character role and influence of these officers It concentrates on those who formed a small distinct group of Tibetan specialists the Tibet cadre These men were diplomatic representatives of the Raj but they were also scholars spies and empirebuilders who not only influenced events in Tibet but also shaped our modern understanding of that land This will be the definitive source for students of AngloTibetan relations
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Describes life in India during British rule and shares Indian recipes for breakfasts lunches picnics teas buffets and dinners
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In less that one hundred years the British made themselves the masters of India They ruled for another hundred leaving behind the independent nations of India and Pakistan when they finally withdrew in 1947 Both nations would owe much to the British Raj under its rule Indians learned to see themselves as Indians its benefits included railways roads canals schools universities hospitals universal language and common lawNone of this however was planned After a series of emergencies in the eighteenth century transformed a business partnershipthe East India Companyinto the most formidable war machine in Asia conquest gathered its own momentum Fortunes grew but alongside them Britons grew troubled by the despotism that had been created in their name The result was the formation of a government that balanced firmness with benevolence and had as its goal the advancement of IndiaBut the Raj outwardly so monolithic and magnificent always rested precariously on the goodwill of Indians In this remarkable exploration of British rule in India Lawrence James chronicles the astonishing heroism that created it the mixture of compromise and firmness that characterized it and the twists and turns of the independence struggle that ended it James presents a consistently intriguing take on a deeply complicated history Publishers Weekly
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