Reviews - INGLORIOUS EMPIRE what the British did to India

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INGLORIOUS EMPIRE what the British did to India

Shashi Tharoor

4.12 AVERAGE

stego54's review against another edition

2.0

If this dude stubbed his toe he'd blame it on the British.

georgiaobrien's review against another edition

4.0

As someone who knows relatively little about the British colonial period in India, I found this book really interesting both in terms of the argument it put forth and as a brisk summary of the period. Because of the nature and structure of the book, I did feel the ghost of counterpoints he was't addressing (especially his arguments about partition and Indian Muslim self-determination), but this will probably just push me to read more on the topic. Overall really enjoyable, and the author did a great job of the audiobook narration.

caitibeth's review against another edition

4.0

Well-argued, eloquent, and damning. Tharoor is not a professional historian but his command of both contemporary sources and modern scholarship is excellent. A good antidote for imperial nostalgia, although those most bitten by the bug would no doubt scoff.