"Review: Tha Anarchy:The East India Company, Corporate" Topic
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Tango01  | 02 Mar 2020 9:03 p.m. PST |
… Violence and the Pillage of an Empire "In his new book, The Anarchy, renowned historian William Dalrymple tells the remarkable story of how the East India Company (EIC) managed to replace the mighty Mughal Empire as masters of the vast subcontinent between the years 1756 and 1803. He argues that the British conquest of India was "the supreme act of corporate violence in world history". The Mughal Empire was replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company, based thousands of miles overseas in one small office, five windows wide, and answerable only to its distant shareholders…"
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Armand |
| Berzerker73 | 03 Mar 2020 4:51 p.m. PST |
I liked this book a lot especially 18th century warfare in the Indian sub-continent. I recommend it. |
| 15th Hussar | 04 Mar 2020 4:14 a.m. PST |
It DOES have inaccuracies, in regards to dates and times, but, on the other hand, Dalrymple TELLS a great tale. |
| Tango01 | 04 Mar 2020 11:25 a.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement
Armand |
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is a big fan of the Age of Sail, and these ships really speak to him - he loves transitional eras, and the Anglo-Dutch Wars was one of those.