Raj The Making Of British India Lawrence James British Empire History

Title: Raj The Making Of British India Author: Lawrence James Imported from London, United Kingdom Published date: 2012 Publisher: Abacus History, London, United Kingdom Paperback: 722 pages ISBN: 978 0 349 11012 7 Language: English Dimensions: 12.5 x 19.9 x 5.1 cm Book condition: Very good In less that one hundred years, the British made themselves the masters of India. They ruled for another hundred, leaving behind the independent nations of India and Pakistan when they finally withdrew in 1947. Both nations would owe much to the British Raj: under its rule, Indians learned to see themselves as Indians; its benefits included railways, roads, canals, schools, universities, hospitals, universal language and common law.