The British Raj in India: An Historical Review

by Salim A. Din Quraishi and Salim Al-Din Quraishi

Book Overview

This scholarly study is different from earlier books on the Raj in that it is neither hero-oriented nor self justifying. The emphasis instead is on world events and developments inside the subcontinent which influenced the conduct of the leaders, and affected the course of events. It is the crucial transfer of power process resulting in the partition of Britain's Indian Empire into two independent states that is appraised. The authors have made good...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195777344
• ISBN13: 9780195777345
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 718 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"