Isbn: 9780374283544 - the ruling caste: imperial lives in the victorian raj (37 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. A] lavishly enjoyable book. --Tunku Varadarajan, The Wall Street JournalBetween 1837 and 1901, fewer than one thousand Britons at any one time managed an empire of 300 million people spread over the vast area that now includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma. How was this possible, and what were these people like? The British administration in India took pride in its efficiency and broad-mindedness, its devotion to duty and its sense of imperial grandeur, but it has become fashionable to deprecate it for its arrogance and ignorance. In The Ruling Caste, a balanced, witty, and multi-faceted history, David Gilmour goes far to explain the paradoxes of the Anglo-Indians, showing us what they hoped to achieve and what sort of society they thought they were helping to build. A] dense and impressive new book on the civil administrators of Victoria's Indian Empire . . . Gilmour is a serious historian. He writes accessibly and even wittily, with a wealth of anecdotage and an eye for the telling story. --Shashi Tharoor, The Washington PostMr. Gilmour is a stylish and engaging writer . . . He] does make the case that the civilians, however tarnished their cause in modern eyes, deserve better than they get in A Passage to India. --William Grimes, The New York Times. …

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. xxiii, [7], 381 p., 16 p. of plates. Published at $27.00 [otob: 2].

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First American Edition. 381 pages. Red binding with silver lettering on spine. 26 B/W illustrations. Photos of book on request.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. The Ruling Caste: Imperial Lives in the Victorian Raj This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First American Edition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, February 2006. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated) / full number line. Laid-in review from Washington Post Book World. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Spine tail slightly bumped, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxx + 381 pages. A provocative history of the English in South Asia during Queen Victoria's reign Between 1837 and 1901, less than 100,000 Britons at any one time managed an empire of 300 million people spread over the vast area that now includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma. How was this possible, and what were these people like? The British administration in India took pride in its efficiency and broad-mindedness, its devotion to duty and its sense of imperial grandeur, but it has become fashionable to deprecate it for its arrogance and ignorance. In this balanced, witty, and multi-faceted history, David Gilmour goes far to explain the paradoxes of the "Anglo-Indians," showing us what they hoped to achieve and what sort of society they thought they were helping to build. The Ruling Caste principally concerns the officers of the legendary India Civil Service--each of whom to perform as magistrate, settlement officer, sanitation inspector, public-health officer, and more for the million or so people in his charge. Gilmour extends his study to every level of the administration and to the officers' women and children, so often ignored in previous works. The Ruling Caste is the best book yet on the real trials and triumphs of an imperial ruling class; on the dangerous temptations that an empire's power encourages; on relations between governor and governed, between European and Asian. No one interested in politics and social history can afford to miss this book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good -. Very Good -. First Edition. (2005), 381pp, illus., slight shelfwear to cover, owner's stamp to ffep, small ding to ffep, slight rubbing & edgewear to dj, contents clean.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Bibliography, photographs, index. 381 pages. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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hardcover. Condizione: near fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: near fine. Illustrated in black and white. xxii + 381 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2006). First American edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

hardcover. Condizione: fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: fine. First. Illustrated. xxii + 381pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2006). First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.

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