{"product_id":"9781408864395","title":"The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company","description":"Author: William Dalrymple\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408864395\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 544 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TOP 5 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e OBSERVER,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India\u003c\/b\u003e   - \u003cb\u003eA book of beauty\u003c\/b\u003e'     \u003cb\u003eGerard DeGroot, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619432419486,"sku":"UBD-9781408864395","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408864395.jpg?v=1773899572","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408864395","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}