Plain Tales from the Raj: Images of British India in the Twentieth Century

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Abacus, 2000 - British - 287 pages
The Raj, was for 90 years, the jewel in the British imperial crown. Although founded on military expansionism and exploitation it developed over the centuries into what has been called benign autocracy."

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About the author (2000)

Charles Allen is an oral and military historian specialising in colonial matters. He is the author of several previous books and lives in north London.

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