TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilson,Jon E.
TI  - The chaos of empire: the British Raj and the conquest of India 
SN  - 1610392930
AV  - DS463 .W55 2016
U1  - 954.03 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Public Affairs
KW  - British
KW  - India
KW  - History
KW  - British occupation, 1765-1947
KW  - Civilization
KW  - British influences
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-544) and index; Preface: Facts on the ground -- Society of societies -- Trading with ghosts -- Forgotten wars -- Passion at Plassey -- New systems -- Theatres of anarchy -- The idea of empire -- Fear and trembling -- The making of modern India -- The legalization of India -- The great Depression -- Governments within governments -- Military imperialism and the Indian crowd -- Cycles of violence -- The great delusion
N2  - "Through the stories of administrators, soldiers and subjects, describes how the East India Company went from a trading company to a quasi-imperial government with over a quarter of a million troops, whose high tax on tea helped spark the American Revolution,"--NoveList
ER  -