{"product_id":"the-british-in-india-david-gilmour-9781250234902","title":"The British in India: A Social History of the Raj","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn immersive portrait of the lives of the British in India, from the seventeenth century to Independence\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho of the British went to India, and why? We know about Kipling and Forster, Orwell and Scott, but what of the youthful forestry official, the enterprising boxwallah, the fervid missionary? What motivated them to travel halfway around the globe, what lives did they lead when they got there, and what did they think about it all? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of spirited, illuminating anecdotes drawn from long-forgotten memoirs, correspondence, and government documents, \u003ci\u003eThe British in India\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a rich tapestry of the everyday experiences of the Britons who found themselves in \"the jewel in the crown\" of the British Empire. David Gilmour captures the substance and texture of their work, home, and social lives, and illustrates how these transformed across the several centuries of British presence and rule in the subcontinent, from the East India Company's first trading station in 1615 to the twilight of the Raj and Partition and Independence in 1947. He takes us through remote hill stations, bustling coastal ports, opulent palaces, regimented cantonments, and dense jungles, revealing the country as seen through British eyes, and wittily reveling in all the particular concerns and contradictions that were a consequence of that limited perspective. \u003ci\u003eThe British in India\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking accomplishment, a vivid and balanced history written with brio, elegance, and erudition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Gilmour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250234905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250234902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"David Gilmour","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991910449407,"sku":"9781250234902","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d261186f-dd5a-47ed-83ba-c57b0d12542c.jpg?v=1683312947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-british-in-india-david-gilmour-9781250234902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}