{"product_id":"the-anarchy-hardcover","title":"The Anarchy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Cundill History Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Superb ... A vivid and richly detailed story ... worth reading by everyone.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eReturn of a King\u003c\/i\u003e, the story 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 place, a government run by English traders who collected taxes through means of a private army. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe creation of this new government marked the moment that the East India Company ceased to be a conventional company and became something much more unusual: an international corporation transformed into an aggressive colonial power. Over the course of the next 47 years, the company's reach grew until almost all of India south of Delhi was effectively 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 based thousands of miles overseas, and answerable to shareholders, most of whom had never even seen India and no idea about the country whose wealth was providing their dividends. Using previously untapped sources, Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before and provides a portrait of the devastating results from the abuse of corporate power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBronze Medal in the 2020 Arthur Ross Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and is one of the founders and a codirector of the Jaipur Literature Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52700155248973,"sku":"9781635573954","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/a1pJYjdhV1BkRE85andtSXpzSW9vUT09.webp?v=1762194028","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-anarchy-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}