India Under Colonial Rule: 1700-1885

by Douglas M. Peers

Book Overview

Between 1700 and 1885 the British became the paramount power on the Indian subcontinent, their authority extending from Sri Lankain the south to the Himalayasin the north. It was a massive empire, inspiring both pride and anxiety amongst the British, and forcing change upon and disrupting the lives of its Indian subjects.

Yet it is not simply a history of conquest and subjugation, or dominance and defeat: interaction and interdependency...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 058231738X
• ISBN13: 9780582317383
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"