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The Dawning of the Raj. The Life and Trials of Warren Hastings.
Jeremy Bernstein
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Description for The Dawning of the Raj. The Life and Trials of Warren Hastings.
Hardback. This narrative provides an account of Warren Hastings, the first British governor-general of India. The book looks at his rise from clerk in the East India Company to its highest office in India, his expeditions and achievements, and also at his charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors". Num Pages: 335 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
Nothing in the history of empire is stranger than the creation of British rule in India, when a small European island became master of a subcontinent ranging from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayas. In the late eighteenth century the person most responsible for this was Warren Hastings, Britain's first governor-general of India. In Dawning of the Raj, Jeremy Bernstein brings to life in vivid colors Hastings's story amidst the rise of British power. Orphaned early, Hastings worked his way up from the lowest clerk in the East India Company to its highest office in India. His concern for native ... Read more
Nothing in the history of empire is stranger than the creation of British rule in India, when a small European island became master of a subcontinent ranging from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayas. In the late eighteenth century the person most responsible for this was Warren Hastings, Britain's first governor-general of India. In Dawning of the Raj, Jeremy Bernstein brings to life in vivid colors Hastings's story amidst the rise of British power. Orphaned early, Hastings worked his way up from the lowest clerk in the East India Company to its highest office in India. His concern for native ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Number of Pages
335
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566632812
SKU
V9781566632812
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Ref
99-15
About Jeremy Bernstein
For nearly three decades Jeremy Bernstein wrote profiles of scientists for the New Yorker. Many were prize–winners, and his book Einstein was nominated for the National Book Award. Mr. Bernstein, a theoretical physicist best known for his nonscientific work, has also written The Merely Personal and Oppenheimer as well as Hitler's Uranium Club; Three Degrees Above Zero; and Cranks, Quarks, ... Read more
Reviews for The Dawning of the Raj. The Life and Trials of Warren Hastings.
This is an excellent, lucid book on a difficult subject...readable and interesting.
Phillip Hensher
The Spectator
A useful reminder of the vicissitudes of global power.
Brian Young
London Review Of Books
A jewel in the crown...this is an absorbing and stimulating book.
Lay Freeman
Booklist
A riveting book, beautifully researched and ... Read more
Phillip Hensher
The Spectator
A useful reminder of the vicissitudes of global power.
Brian Young
London Review Of Books
A jewel in the crown...this is an absorbing and stimulating book.
Lay Freeman
Booklist
A riveting book, beautifully researched and ... Read more