Böcker av Caroline Keen

Original research and written in an engaging style, this book goes beyond the famous tea and reveals the true impact of Britain's takeover of Assam, India in the nineteenth century. Blending social and economic history, this is an illuminating work that will fascinate anybody with an interest in the history of India or Britain's colonial past.

An enlightening reassessment of Britain's administration of colonial South India based on Sidney Wadsworth's unpublished memoir, revealing how absorbing he found his postings.

Using previously unpublished archival material, this book gives new insight into the operation of empire in India in the period 1870-1909 by providing a detailed analysis of British policy towards the princely states. It will be invaluable reading for scholars of South Asian and British imperial history.