{"product_id":"the-ruling-caste-imperial-lives-in-the-victorian-raj-paperback","title":"The Ruling Caste: Imperial Lives in the Victorian Raj - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Gilmour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" A] lavishly enjoyable book.\" --Tunku Varadarajan, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1837 and 1901, fewer than one thousand Britons at any one time managed an empire of 300 million people spread over the vast area that now includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma. How was this possible, and what were these people like? The British administration in India took pride in its efficiency and broad-mindedness, its devotion to duty and its sense of imperial grandeur, but it has become fashionable to deprecate it for its arrogance and ignorance. In \u003ci\u003eThe Ruling Caste\u003c\/i\u003e, a balanced, witty, and multi-faceted history, David Gilmour goes far to explain the paradoxes of the \"Anglo-Indians,\" showing us what they hoped to achieve and what sort of society they thought they were helping to build. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" A] dense and impressive new book on the civil administrators of Victoria's Indian Empire . . . Gilmour is a serious historian. He writes accessibly and even wittily, with a wealth of anecdotage and an eye for the telling story.\" --Shashi Tharoor, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Gilmour is a stylish and engaging writer . . .  He] does make the case that the civilians, however tarnished their cause in modern eyes, deserve better than they get in \u003ci\u003eA Passage to India\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --William Grimes, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Gilmour\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many works of literary and political history, including \u003ci\u003eCurzon: Imperial Statesman \u003c\/i\u003e(FSG, 2003) and T\u003ci\u003ehe Long Recessional: The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling\u003c\/i\u003e (FSG, 2002). He lives in Edinburgh with his wife and four children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 430\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 8.2 x 5.56 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 June 12, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384883593394,"sku":"9780374530808","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ef3e6dfdcf821363fbeb9adfeb2bcfc5.webp?v=1777896339","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-ruling-caste-imperial-lives-in-the-victorian-raj-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}