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Tharoor, Shashi, 1956-

An era of darkness : The British empire In India / Shashi Tharoor. - xxvi, 333 : illustrations (black and white), 1 map (colour) ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-325) and index.

Contents: The looting of India;
Did the British give India political unity?;
Democracy, the press, the parliamentary system and the rule of law;
Divide et impera;
The myth of enlightened despotism;
The remaining case for empire;
The (im)balance sheet : a coda;
The messy afterlife of colonialism;

ISBN: 9789383064656 (hardback) 938306465X

Source: Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

LCCN: 2016334718

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Imperialism.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--India.
India--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

LC Class. No.: DS463 / .T43 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 954.03 THA