An evaluation of the British Imperial experience and a detailed analysis of the impact of Empire upon both the rulers and the ruled. The work encompasses social, political, economic, military, cultural and analytical factors.

Empire: the British Imperial experience, from 1765 to the present

History

JUDD, Denis

Europe

Harpercollins

By the end of the Napoleonic Wars, after a series of titanic struggles against the French and various local rulers during the eighteenth century, Britain had gained mastery of the subcontinent. This period, and the century and a half that followed, saw two powerful cultures locked in an often bloody battle over political control, land, trade and a way of life. In The Lion and the Tiger, Denis Judd tells the fascinating story of the British impact upon India, capturing the essence of what the Raj really meant both for the British and their Indian subjects. Judd examines virtually every aspect of this long and controversial relationship, from the first tentative contacts between East and West, the foundation of the East India Company in 1600, the Victorian Raj in all its pomp and splendor, Gandhi's revolutionary tactics to overthrow the Raj and restore India to the Indians, and Lord Mountbatten's "swift surgery of partition" in 1947, creating the independent Commonwealth states of India and Pakistan. Against this epic backdrop, and using many revealing contemporary accounts, Judd explores the consequences of British rule for both rulers and ruled. Were the British intent on development or exploitation? Were they the "civilizing force" they claimed? What were Britain's greatest legacies--democracy and the rule of law, or cricket and an efficient railway system? Vividly written, based on extensive research, with many new and colorful documentary extracts and literary sources to illustrate the story, The Lion and the Tiger provides an engaging account of a key moment in British Imperial history.

The Lion and the Tiger: The Rise and Fall of the British Raj, 1600-1947

Asia

Oxford University Press

The British experience in India began in earnest over four hundred years ago, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. For many years the English interlopers and traders who made contact with the subcontinent were viewed by Indians as little more than pirates and potentially troublesome conquering barbarians. After a series of titanic struggles against the French and various local rulers during the eighteenth century, by the end of the Napoleonic Wars Britain had gained mastery of the subcontinent. This period, and the century and a half that followed, saw two powerful cultures locked in an often bloody battle over political control, land, trade, and a way of life. Denis Judd tells the fascinating story of the remarkable British impact upon India. All aspects of this long and controversial relationship are discussed, such as the first tentative contacts between East and West, the foundation of the East India Company in 1600, the Victorian Raj in all its pomp and splendour, Gandhi's revolutionary tactics tooverthrow the Raj and restore Indian to the Indians, and Lord Mountbatten's 'swift surgery of Partition' in 1947, creating the two independent Commonwealth states of India and Pakistan. Against this epic backdrop, and using many revealing contemporary accounts, Denis Judd explores the consequences of British rule for both rulers and ruled. Were the British intent on development or exploitation? Were they the "civilizing" force they claimed? What were Britain's greatest legacies: democracy and the rule of law, or cricket and an efficient railway system? Easy answers are avoided in this immensely readable, lively, and authoritative book.

Someone has blundered;: Calamities of the British Army in the Victorian Age

Barker

Reprint of the Hamish Hamilton edition of 1977 on the powerful radical politician who shook the Liberals in 1886 and the Unionists in 1903. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Radical Joe: A life of Joseph Chamberlain

Hamilton

The Boer War

Hart-Davis, MacGibbon

George V stood for order and tradition in an age of tumultuous change. Grandson of Queen Victoria, he was pragmatic and forthright but also a man of sensibility. This study shows how the King's strong sense of duty, married with warm humanity, won the affection of his people at home and overseas. Denis Judd is also author of "The Crimean War", "The House of Windsor" and "Prince Philip".

Life and Times of George V

Weidenfeld Nicolson Ltd

Rufus Isaacs was in his day the first commoner to rise to the rank of marquess since the Duke of Wellington. Born into a lively Jewish family, he left school aged 14, yet made his name as a brilliant QC before being elected to the Commons as a Liberal in 1904. Smeared during the Marconi scandal of 1913 he survived to be appointed Lord Chief Justice, and elevated to the peerage in 1914. He would go on to be Ambassador to the United States, Viceroy of India, and Foreign Secretary.      For this major work, first published in 1982, Denis Judd drew upon private papers in order to place Rufus Isaacs' complex career in perspective and so provide an overdue reassessment of one of the most outstanding public figures of the twentieth century.     'Excellent.' A.J.P. Taylor, Observer  'A lucid and revealing book' Geoffrey Moorhouse, Times  'The best biography [of Lord Reading] to have appeared so far.' Robert Blake, Evening Standard

Lord Reading, Rufus Isaacs, First Marquess of Reading, Lord Chief Justice and Viceroy of India, 1860-1935

Weidenfeld and Nicolson

The Life and Times of George V (Kings and Queens of England)

Biographies & Memoirs

Orion Publishing Co

Now an old man near death, Long John Silver recalls his life as a pirate and the reasons his treasure was buried on Kidd's Island.

The adventures of Long John Silver

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

St.Martin's Press

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Empire: the British Imperial experience, from 1765 to the present

The Lion and the Tiger: The Rise and Fall of the British Raj, 1600-1947

The Lion and the Tiger: The Rise and Fall of the British Raj, 1600-1947

Someone has blundered;: Calamities of the British Army in the Victorian Age

Radical Joe: A life of Joseph Chamberlain

The Boer War

Life and Times of George V

Lord Reading, Rufus Isaacs, First Marquess of Reading, Lord Chief Justice and Viceroy of India, 1860-1935

The Life and Times of George V (Kings and Queens of England)

The adventures of Long John Silver