The Anarchy

by William Dalrymple

Book Overview

ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal and NPR

The epic story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results of the corporation running a country.

In August 1765, the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and set up, in his stead, a government run by English traders...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163557580X
• ISBN13: 9781635575804
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.8" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

So much information!

I read this a few years ago part of a book club read, but I borrowed the book from the library. There is so much information in this book, that I need to reread it and make lots and lots of notes.