AN INDIAN AFFAIR : FROM RICHES TO RAJ BY ARCHIE BARON (HARDCOVER)

A fresh perspective on Britain’s relationship with India, this work suggest that far from being an imperialist objective, it seems the footholds on which india was established as a colony happened by accident rather than by design. This book examines India both before the Raj and throughout. It attempts to show that the British were actually more influenced by India and their traditions than the other way around.