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Zusatztext James never loses sight of his grand design! yet he still finds room for the telling detail which illuminates and enriches the narrative. Informationen zum Autor Lawrence James was born in Bath and was educated at the University of York and Merton College, Oxford. After a distinguished teaching career he has emerged as one of the outstanding narrative historians of his generation. Klappentext Lawrence James explores the two hundred years the British were in India. An association that ended in 1947, when the British departed, leaving a divided country. "This is a wonderful book about the British presence in India... it will remain unsurpassed in our generation as a scholarly survey for the educated general reader... a superb example of modern narrative history at its bravest" Jan Morris, "The Times". 24pp b/w illus. * A book that is narrative-driven, but full of outstanding scholarship and insight. * Subtitled 'The Making and Unmaking of British India' - how the British Raj shaped the Indian sub-continent as it is today. Zusammenfassung * A book that is narrative-driven, but full of outstanding scholarship and insight. * Subtitled 'The Making and Unmaking of British India' - how the British Raj shaped the Indian sub-continent as it is today.

James never loses sight of his grand design, yet he still finds room for the telling detail which illuminates and enriches the narrative.

Vorwort
* A book that is narrative-driven, but full of outstanding scholarship and insight.
* Subtitled 'The Making and Unmaking of British India' - how the British Raj shaped the Indian sub-continent as it is today.

Autorentext
Lawrence James was born in Bath and was educated at the University of York and Merton College, Oxford. After a distinguished teaching career he has emerged as one of the outstanding narrative historians of his generation.

Klappentext
Lawrence James explores the two hundred years the British were in India. An association that ended in 1947, when the British departed, leaving a divided country. "This is a wonderful book about the British presence in India... it will remain unsurpassed in our generation as a scholarly survey for the educated general reader... a superb example of modern narrative history at its bravest" Jan Morris, "The Times". 24pp b/w illus.

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