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From the beginnings of the East India Company in the seventeenth century down to February 28, 1948, when the Somerset Light Infantry became the last British soldiers to leave Indian soil, Moorhouse charts the course of British rule in India.
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A highly personal account of India's time of subjugation to the British Empire, from the beginnings of the East India Company in the 17th century to February 1948 when the last British soldiers left. In his prologue, Moorhouse provides his own account of how and why the country caught his interest as a child. The 1983 edition was published by Harper and Row. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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