--- product_id: 92128420 title: "RAJ: The Making and Unmaking of British India Hardcover – January 1, 1997" brand: "lawrence james" price: "€ 6.08" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/92128420-raj-the-making-and-unmaking-of-british-india-hardcover-january store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # RAJ: The Making and Unmaking of British India Hardcover – January 1, 1997 **Brand:** lawrence james **Price:** € 6.08 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** RAJ: The Making and Unmaking of British India Hardcover – January 1, 1997 by lawrence james - **How much does it cost?** € 6.08 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/92128420-raj-the-making-and-unmaking-of-british-india-hardcover-january) ## Best For - lawrence james enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted lawrence james brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![RAJ: The Making and Unmaking of British India Hardcover – January 1, 1997 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Ii3Le+FEL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pukka Sahib *by W***E on January 23, 2015* I purchased the Raj because I knew very little about the British experience on the India sub continent. Thanks to the author's fine narrative I now know a little more than I did before. I was surprised by several of the author's assertions, notably that the Indian mutiny of 1857 was a "civil war "rather than an insurgency. From my limited observation the British response to the Mutiny was very similar to the American response to the Iraqi insurgency in that in both instances liberal disbursements of cash purchased tribal loyalty to the government. Secondly I realize the author is a Brit but I was still amazed that he can conclude that the British conquest of India, despite the wholesale destruction of Indian culture and the deaths of God only knows how many Indians, was beneficial to the Indians. I would highly recommend the "RaJ" toanyone looking for a primer on the British Empire in India with the caveat that this is an anglophile's version of events. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fearless History *by N***S on May 20, 2010* Lawrence James gives his readers exactly what the title indicates--a narrative about the rise and fall of British power in India. This topic is obviously a loaded one in India itself and is still quite contentious in post-imperial Britain.The book is highly informative. James loads facts on his readers. He uses quotes and anecdotes well. He is also even-handed in his treatments. The fact of the matter is: the British took power and maintained power in India for a reason. The United Kingdom was effective in using a "divide and conquer" approach to governance. Simply put, India is a region as diverse as Europe. The various ethnic and linguistic groups had different interests. The British used these differences to their advantage. (Imagine if the Indians took over the Roman empire and used the Spanish to control the English, and had the Greeks monitor the French). Technological superiority in military matters was far less significant than is commonly thought. Given the huge disparity in numbers, there is no way the British could have maintained their control without some form of acquiescence from the peoples of India.When the Raj was wrong, James is more than willing to say so. He notes the incompetence and arrogance of British rule when it is appropriate. A sense of superiority among the British alienated the Indians and work against the long-term interests of the United Kingdom. Challenging the conventional wisdom, James criticizes the actions of Gandhi and Mountbatten in the 1940s. Gandhi never faced the cold hard fact that the Nazis were something far worse than the British and that there were important divisions in India that he could not simply ignore away out of existence. He also blames Mountbatten, in part, for the bloodshed that came with partition.James's conclusion that British imperialism was something good for India, though, is a bit hard to swallow. It is true that the United Kingdom did made positive contributions to public life and it is also just as accurate that rule from another foreign power (Portugal, which arrived before and stayed after the British, or Japan, which threatened to take over in the 1940s), but no one wants foreign rule no matter how benign. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Brits,and particulary Churchill's,headstrong actions throughout this phase of Brit. history,was destructive and nonsensical. *by B***R on September 28, 2015* An absolutely great book! Americans do not understand the reasons the Brits stayed so long,other than profits. The English military was used and abused during this over 100 years of eventual fultility and LOTS of wasted lives. 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