{"product_id":"the-making-of-the-raj-chandrika-kaul-9781846450143","title":"The Making of the Raj: India Under the East India Company","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book opens up a frequently neglected aspect of the rise of British power in India: namely, the impact of that process upon the lives the Indian people themselves for three centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost traditional Raj histories deal with the actions, motives, and thoughts of the British who occupied, governed, and administered the subcontinent. \u003ci\u003eThe Making of the Raj: India under the East India Company\u003c\/i\u003e flips the focus and tells not of the rulers but concentrates on the Indian workers--the farmers, the millhands, the servants, and the gardeners. The book uncovers the untold and priceless tales of the individuals who were subjected to the rule of the British during the Raj, describing the impacts upon the lives of Indians themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book traces the history of British interactions with India from their beginnings in the early 1600s, through to the establishment of Raj in the wake of the Indian Mutiny of 1857. The first part provides a narrative of the transformation of the East Indian company from trading enterprise to governing authority. The second portion of the text considers the effects of these developments thematically, examining issues such as the organization of agriculture, the development of the caste system, and the myriad changes in cultural and religious life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chandrika Kaul,Ian St John\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1846450144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846450143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012","brand":"Chandrika Kaul","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47474247860479,"sku":"9781846450143","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_412df0af-4ca5-40de-80da-8b9198e8e1ff.jpg?v=1762315627","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-making-of-the-raj-chandrika-kaul-9781846450143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}