{"product_id":"the-anarchy-paperback","title":"The Anarchy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe epic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estory of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results of the corporation running a country.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn August 1765, the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and set up, in his stead, a government run by English traders who collected taxes through means of a private army. Over the course of the next 47 years, the company's reach grew until almost all of India south of Delhi was essentially ruled from a boardroom in the city of London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e tells one of history's most remarkable stories: how the Mughal Empire-which dominated world trade and manufacturing and possessed almost unlimited resources-fell apart and was replaced by a multinational corporation answerable only to shareholders, most of whom had never even seen India and no idea about the country whose wealth provided their dividends. Using previously untapped sources, William Dalrymple provides a devastating portrait of the brutality that results when a company becomes a colonial power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine books about India and the Islamic world, including \u003ci\u003eReturn of a King\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Hemingway Award and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson, PEN Hessell-Tiltman, and Duff Cooper Prizes. He writes regularly for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and is one of the founders and a codirector of the Jaipur Literature Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.1 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769307070752,"sku":"9781635575804","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e4effa30f9dfaeda7b430ae756717023.webp?v=1780345584","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-anarchy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}