07-22-2006, 10:48 PM
Hi, thank you! <!--emo&
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Unfortunately, the book is out of print <!--emo&
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I've been constantly on the net for so many hours, every day, trying to search for books on this topic. But I've yet to find a book that shows the <b>British rule of India </b>as being one of <b>'divide-and-rule'</b>, <b>racism</b> and <b>arrogance.</b> I don't know much about this subject, hence the search, but I've heard of the <b>court intrigues in the Bengal Court</b> which favoured the British over the ruler. Thus leading up to the <b>expultion of the East India Company</b> and then the subsequent return with a private army which led to the <b>Battle of Plassey.</b> And then there is the <b>mutiny</b> and <b>British violence and atrocities, etc, etc.</b>
How come I can't find books that discuss all that without being pro-british. I've come across recent books on all topics relating to Colonial rule - the food they ate; theory of colonization; architecture, etc, etc but <b>no narrative that is anti-british?</b>
<b>'Late Victorian Holocausts' </b>and <b>'Scandal of Empire' </b> are probably close but isn't a nararative of the entire episode of colonial rule. Although, I think <b>'India, a Concise History' by Barbara and Thomas Metcalf </b>might be good.
Anyway, I hope someone out there knows of some recent, available books that put the story (and the British) straight! <!--emo&
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Kindest Regards
Imy
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> Unfortunately, the book is out of print <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> I've been constantly on the net for so many hours, every day, trying to search for books on this topic. But I've yet to find a book that shows the <b>British rule of India </b>as being one of <b>'divide-and-rule'</b>, <b>racism</b> and <b>arrogance.</b> I don't know much about this subject, hence the search, but I've heard of the <b>court intrigues in the Bengal Court</b> which favoured the British over the ruler. Thus leading up to the <b>expultion of the East India Company</b> and then the subsequent return with a private army which led to the <b>Battle of Plassey.</b> And then there is the <b>mutiny</b> and <b>British violence and atrocities, etc, etc.</b>
How come I can't find books that discuss all that without being pro-british. I've come across recent books on all topics relating to Colonial rule - the food they ate; theory of colonization; architecture, etc, etc but <b>no narrative that is anti-british?</b>
<b>'Late Victorian Holocausts' </b>and <b>'Scandal of Empire' </b> are probably close but isn't a nararative of the entire episode of colonial rule. Although, I think <b>'India, a Concise History' by Barbara and Thomas Metcalf </b>might be good.
Anyway, I hope someone out there knows of some recent, available books that put the story (and the British) straight! <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> Kindest Regards
Imy
