Synopsis
The Raj was, for two hundred years, the jewel in the British imperial crown. Although founded on military expansionism and undoubted exploitation, it developed over the centuries into what has been called 'benign autocracy' - the government of many by few, with the active collaboration of most Indians in recognition of a desire for the advancement of their country.
Charles Allen's classic oral history of the period that marked the end of British rule was first published a generation ago. Now reissued as the imperial century closes, this brilliantly insightful and bestselling collection of reminiscences illustrates the unique experience of British India: the sadness and luxury for some; the joy and deprivation for others.
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One of the most enjoyable books I have read ... It is an authentic record of the survivors of British India ... a book which takes on where Kipling left off (ANTONIA FRASER)
If you read one book about the empire, let this be it (Michael Wood)
Both a guide and an entertaining companion ... Humour, drama and regret fill its pages (MAIL ON SUNDAY)
A lovely and compelling account of what India meant to the British between 1900 and 1947 ... One of the best (THE TIMES)
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* A classic history of Britons' experiences of India in the last days of the Raj.
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Plain Tales From The Raj - Images of British India in the twentieth century
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B/W Photographs (illustrator). 24.0 x 16.0cms; 240pp b/w illusts very good hardcover & dustwrapper This book documents the interviews which Allen did with 65 veterans of the British Raj. It covers such topics as: POSH household; the club; the hot weather; the ills; the cold weather; the mess; the barracks; the frontier; Indians etc. Seller Inventory # 20140199
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Plain tales from the Raj : images of British India in the twentieth century / edited by Charles Allen, in association with Michael Mason; introduction by Philip Mason
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London : Deutsch : British Broadcasting Corporation, 1975
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B/W Photographs (illustrator). Hardback edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 240p, [16]p of plates : ill, facsims, 1form, ports ; 24cm. Subjects; British in India History. British India Social life and customs. India Social life and customs ; Personal narratives. India Social life and customs. India Description and travel. India Britons Social conditions. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 354729
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