{"product_id":"the-anarchy-william-dalrymple-9781635573954","title":"The Anarchy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Cundill History Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Superb ... A vivid and richly detailed story ... worth reading by everyone.\" \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eReturn of a King\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results of the corporation running a country.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn August 1765, the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and set up, in his place, a government run by English traders who collected taxes through means of a private army. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe creation of this new government marked the moment that the East India Company ceased to be a conventional company and became something much more unusual: an international corporation transformed into an aggressive colonial power. Over the course of the next 47 years, the company's reach grew until almost all of India south of Delhi was effectively ruled from a boardroom in the city of London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e tells one of history's most remarkable stories: how the Mughal Empire-which dominated world trade and manufacturing and possessed almost unlimited resources-fell apart and was replaced by a multinational corporation based thousands of miles overseas, and answerable to shareholders, most of whom had never even seen India and no idea about the country whose wealth was providing their dividends. Using previously untapped sources, Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before and provides a portrait of the devastating results from the abuse of corporate power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBronze Medal in the 2020 Arthur Ross Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Dalrymple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635573955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635573954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/18\/2019","brand":"William Dalrymple","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050346377471,"sku":"9781635573954","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbcc39c1-3e84-4771-8241-76987fc9ecc2.jpg?v=1685006691","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-anarchy-william-dalrymple-9781635573954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}