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Publisher's Summary
No era is more pertinent to understanding how present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh evolved than the nearly 200 years of British rule. This colonial period was a time of deep change and transformation - for India and for the world. These 24 engrossing lectures offer you new perspectives on the history of European imperialism, on world economic history, on the features of British colonialism, and on the rich cultures of the Indian subcontinent.
Over the course of this remarkable saga you'll explore:
- How the English East India Company, a commercial trading entity, established a presence in India and took the reins of power in one of the strangest political transformations in world history
- How the monumental Mughal Empire, builders of the Taj Mahal and longstanding Muslim rulers in India, gradually came apart in the face of British conquest
- How Britain extended its rule across the subcontinent, built a huge economic machine in India, and ultimately exacted a heavy price from the Indian people
- How India finally achieved independence in 1947, through one of humanity's most noteworthy examples of resourceful and philosophically sophisticated leadership
You'll trace the economic motives that brought the British and other Westerners to India, like how the emergence of the English as a stereotypically tea-drinking society was directly related to the Indian colonial economy. You will also take stock of the incredibly lavish lifestyles of India's maharajahs and how the British leveraged alliances with them. And you'll grasp the fundamental moral contradiction of the Raj, the conflict between Britain's economic interests and the human needs of the empire's Indian subjects, and more. In A History of British India, you'll relive a crucial era in international relations, one with deep and lasting implications for our contemporary world.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- 06-10-23
Excellent
Very impressive - detailed and informative and a great story telling. Recommended for all interested in Indian history. Straightaway applicable to present happenings. Lots to learn from history.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-06-22
Great book, Delivered Better
I loved the content, it is quite detailed and the narration is also very Good.
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- Dr Fiza
- 22-10-22
loved listening this book
i loved listening to this detailed modern indian history book . its comprehensively written and conveyed essential details.
great job !
however there are more than a few menial mistakes in this book like
maratha is not marata
pandit deen dayal upadhyay is not pandit deen dayal sharma
charkha which means spinning wheel and not chakra
though these can be overlooked .
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-02-22
Amazing and Truly Accurate with some exceptions.
I have been an avid History reader and started this book with a pessimist thought that this book would be a perspective of an East India Company historian but apart from the Mangal Pandey mention where he is being referred as a bhang drinker who under its influence mutinied, however the fact is, he is a true brave heart who single handedly dared to rise against a mighty empire while knowing completely what his end would be, so for all of us Indians he is the Legend of Legends.
Apart from that I truly congratulate the writer
and narrator for a phenomenal job also this is the best book available in audible for Indian History.
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- Hari Prasad AS
- 19-10-22
An excellent book
Excellent analysis of the history events (by the author), eloquently read (by the narrator). Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audio recording.
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- 07-09-23
The author forgot to mention the MASS R.A.P.E
The author forgot to mention the MASS R.A.P.E of Hindu girls.
The mughals committed a Holocaust on Hindus that killed up to 80 million Hindus.
Auranzeb employed 1000 men for three years to destroy the Kailash temple at Ellora.
Aurangzed introduced a tax on non Muslims.
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- Prashant
- 05-02-24
The details and the way it was explained were really awesome
Everything was fantastic, nothing to dislike in the entire course as it was built with all the details
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- Moneeta Chainani
- 23-10-22
an honest look into the birth pf India and Pakista
engaging and revealing unknown details of the raj. very well delivered by the narrator. cvv
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- Brijesh
- 02-10-22
Good, descriptive and informative
Hard to stop once you start, it does get overwhelming sometimes. And why not, it is after all, an account of centuries packed into a few hours. Would need to listen again.
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- Kirandeep Sodhi
- 09-03-24
Excellent
A very factual and impartial narrative told in an extremely interesting and to the point manner .
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