The history of British India from 1805 to 1835 (Volume II)

By H. H. Wilson

Between Waterloo and the early Victorian age, Britain tightened its grip on the subcontinent. Power redraws the map daily. In Volume II of H. H. Wilson's landmark narrative, the tangled realities of East India Company rule and British imperial administration come into sharp relief across British India 1805-1835. Written with the authority of a nineteenth-century historian close to the sources, this colonial history volume traces how policies, personalities, and shifting alliances shaped anglo-indian political history and the emerging history of the raj. Long before later surveys of empire, Wilson aimed to map causes as well as events, making this a touchstone in English-language writing on India. The perspective is unmistakably of its time, and that is its value: you can watch imperial argument being formed, justified, and contested. Dip in for a single policy problem, or read through for a wide sense of change. It reads as classic historical nonfiction: measured, detailed, and alive to consequences on the ground in nineteenth century India. For students, it stands up as university course reading; for specialists, it remains a research reference for scholars in Victorian empire studies and comparative imperial governance. Collectors of enduring history will value it as an academic history reprint that preserves the cadence and perspective of its era while illuminating debates that still matter. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353709660
• ISBN13: 9789353709662
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"