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The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

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by William Dalrymple

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The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

In August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish a new administration in his richest provinces. Run by English merchants who collected taxes using a ruthless private army, this new regime saw the East India Company transform itself from an international trading corporation into something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational business.

William Dalrymple tells the remarkable story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power.

About the Author

William Dalrymple is the bestselling author of In XanaduCity of DjinnsFrom the Holy MountainThe Age of KaliWhite MughalsThe Last Mughal and, most recently, Nine Lives.

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Weight 0.3 kg
Dimensions 12.8 × 3.5 × 19.7 cm

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