The British Conquest and Dominion of India

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This vast work is a comprehensible survey of the political history of British India from 1747 to 1947. In 77 chapters, Moon explores the role of Britain in India with great depth, but disappointingly little interpretation. His account soft-pedals Britain's economic rape of India and touches only lightly on the Europeans' arrogant racial attitudes and practices toward the natives. With few exceptions, Moon gets the history right, but in extremely dull fashion compared to the crisp prose of his earlier works. Only in recounting the last two decades of British rule does the work take on a little spark and snap, perhaps reflective of Moon's participation in the events as a member of the Indian Civil Service. His work, however, is a useful compilation of facts and the 14 maps are a positive bonus.- John F. Riddick, Central Michigan Univ. Lib., Mt. PleasantCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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Part One describes the conquests of the East India Company the British colonial and then in the Indian governments. Distributed for Duckworth (UK). Acidic paper. haphazard nature of the growth of British rule, the general ineffectiveness of the home authorities, and the conflict of attitudes between those who wished to replace Indian with English ways and those concerned to preserve what was best in India's ancient civilization. Part Two describes the eighty-nine years during which India was ruled directly from Whitehall and the growing demand by Indians for self- government. Includes a glossary without pronunciation, 14 maps, and a rather short bibliography for this size book. Moon served in the Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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