Strangers in the Land

Roderick Cavaliero

ISBN 10: 1350179973 / ISBN 13: 9781350179974

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB, 2021

About this Item

The British in India, first as adventurers, then as traders and finally as rulers through the India Office in London and the Viceroy's Government in India, oversaw all aspects of Indian life - district administrations, law, police, army, trade, education and culture and relations with princely states and foreign powers. And yet a sense of alienation among the British always remained. The end came quickly with Indian independence in 1947, and the British left a bitterly divided sub-continent. This is not a blow-by-blow historical account but a narrative social and cultural history which explores the British-Indian relationship at all levels.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Strangers in the Land
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350179973
• ISBN 13: 9781350179974
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.6W x 1.59H x 23.39D centimeters 15.6 centimeters width by 1.59 centimeters height by 23.39 centimeters depth
• Weight: 422 grams

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Synopsis

The British in India, first as adventurers, then as traders and finally as rulers through the India Office in London and the Viceroy's Government in India, oversaw all aspects of Indian life - district administrations, law, police, army, trade, education and culture and relations with princely states and foreign powers.

And yet a sense of alienation among the British always remained. The end came quickly with Indian independence in 1947, and the British left a bitterly divided sub-continent. This is not a blow-by-blow historical account but a narrative social and cultural history which explores the British-Indian relationship at all levels.

About the Author

Roderick Cavaliero is a writer and historian whose interests range hugely and reflect a distinguished professional life. After reading history at Oxford he taught in Malta, and later joined the British Council, serving successively in New Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, London and Rome, becoming Deputy Director-General. He has since been chairman of the Management Committee of the British School in Rome and Trustee of the Keats-Shelley Memorial House, and of the Charles Wallace India Trust. Italia Romantica is based on his intimate knowledge of Italy's history and the role of romantic literature.