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

Judd, Denis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192805797 ISBN 13: 9780192805799

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2010

Synopsis

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 conquering barbarians, but 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.

In this lively and authoritative book, Denis Judd examines anew what the Raj really meant for the British and their
Indian subjects. Among the questions he explores are whether the British were intent on development or exploitation,
whether they were the 'civilizing' force they claimed, and what their greatest legacies were.

About this title

About the Author

Denis Judd is Professor of British Imperial, Commonwealth, and Indian History, at the London Metropolitan University. He is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Empire: The British Imperial Experience from 1865 to the Present (HarperCollins, 1996), which was second on the best selling London hardback list, and most recently, The Boer War (John Murray, 2002, paperback
2003). He has written radio documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and the World Service, and has broadcast many times both as a presenter, consultant, and major interviewee for television and radio programmes: most recently for BBC TV Newsnight, BBC Radio 3 Nightwaves, Channel 4, ITV, South
African TV and for BBC Radio 4's Vestiges -- the British Empire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192805797
• ISBN 13: 9780192805799
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 234