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    Holocaust in The Raj - The Great Famine of India (1876-78): British Raj Series, #2
    On Balance - Was Britain a Net Gain for India?: British Raj Series, #3
    Under Providence - Short History of How an Island Conquered a Sub-continent: British Raj Series, #1
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    British Raj Series

    By Mark Colenutt

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    About this series

    A storm that has been brewing in a tea cup has recently been gathering pace.

    Was Britain a net gain for India or nothing more than a net drain? The question has led to calls for Britain to pay reparations to her colonies, and no colony supplied more than her Indian Empire. But to what extent was Britain a burden and to what extent, if one dare ask, was she a blessing for the Indian people?

    Viceroy Lord Curzon was adamant that the British had arrived 'under Providence' to the benefit of millions but others under the British Raj saw their arrival as a curse.

    On Balance is the last in the three-part 'British Raj Series' that seeks to illuminate and evaluate British rule in India. Here, this brief analysis centres around the controversial debate of Britain's legacy, both past and present, by leaving no stone unturned, no matter how contentious, in the search for whether Britain, on balance, was a net gain or net disaster.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark Colenutt
    Release dateApr 16, 2021
    Holocaust in The Raj - The Great Famine of India (1876-78): British Raj Series, #2
    On Balance - Was Britain a Net Gain for India?: British Raj Series, #3
    Under Providence - Short History of How an Island Conquered a Sub-continent: British Raj Series, #1

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    • 1

      Under Providence - Short History of How an Island Conquered a Sub-continent: British Raj Series, #1
      Under Providence - Short History of How an Island Conquered a Sub-continent: British Raj Series, #1

      Under Providence - Short History of How an Island Conquered a Sub-continent: British Raj Series, #1

      Mark Colenutt
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      The Raj, as anyone in modern Britain can tell you, is still considered the 'jewel in the crown' of British colonial achievement, but how many of us Britons are able to explain why?   Consequently, such belief requires an unquestioning leap of faith. Startlingly though, this rose-tinted analysis is not shared by the Indian subcontinent, whose national archives tell a very different history under British rule.   As Britain's Indian Empire was always its greatest accolade one need look no further for a litmus test of imperial success. Lord Curzon declared that Britain had come to the subcontinent "under Providence... for the lasting benefit of millions of the human race", but were the British different from other colonial powers, as we are so often reassured, or equally flawed?   Under Providence is the first in the three-part 'British Raj Series' that will illuminate and analyze Britain's role and track record in her Indian Empire, a subject which most know very little or nothing about.   'The British Raj Series' is an overview of the effects and actions of British rule in India from its first arrival to ultimate exit, with its main focus on the Great Famine of India, 1876-78, in book 2. The series aims to resuscitate this forgotten chapter in Britain and India's history and is essential reading for any debate on the pros and cons of British imperialism.

      The Raj, as anyone in modern Britain can tell you, is still considered the 'jewel in the crown' of British colonial achievement, but how many of us Britons are able to explain why?   Consequently, such belief requires an unquestioning leap of faith. Startlingly though, this rose-tinted analysis is not shared by the Indian subcontinent, whose national archives tell a very different history under British rule.   As Britain's Indian Empire was always its greatest accolade one need look no further for a litmus test of imperial success. Lord Curzon declared that Britain had come to the subcontinent "under Providence... for the lasting benefit of millions of the human race", but were the British different from other colonial powers, as we are so often reassured, or equally flawed?   Under Providence is the first in the three-part 'British Raj Series' that will illuminate and analyze Britain's role and track record in her Indian Empire, a subject which most know very little or nothing about.   'The British Raj Series' is an overview of the effects and actions of British rule in India from its first arrival to ultimate exit, with its main focus on the Great Famine of India, 1876-78, in book 2. The series aims to resuscitate this forgotten chapter in Britain and India's history and is essential reading for any debate on the pros and cons of British imperialism.

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      Holocaust in The Raj - The Great Famine of India (1876-78): British Raj Series, #2
      Holocaust in The Raj - The Great Famine of India (1876-78): British Raj Series, #2

      Holocaust in The Raj - The Great Famine of India (1876-78): British Raj Series, #2

      Mark Colenutt
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      The Raj is considered the jewel in the crown of British colonial achievement. Startlingly, this rose-tinted view is not shared by the Indian subcontinent.   The national archives of India tell of a very different history under British control; a history which is well documented in its public records and similarly well covered by the nation's historians.   When the Great Famine swept across India, the population perished in their millions. But to what extent were the British accountable for one of the greatest losses of life in history? Few famines, however, are the sole making of an unreasonable Mother Nature. Did the British administration then, do anything to exacerbate the catastrophe or did they, as alleged, do all in their power to save life?   No event in Britain's colonial venture more completely answers the debate over our nation's ulterior motives of Empire than the Great Famine in India. The Famine of 1876-78 has faded from the pages of British history but not from the memory of the nation devastated by it.   Was the British Empire then, different from other Colonial powers or equally flawed?

      The Raj is considered the jewel in the crown of British colonial achievement. Startlingly, this rose-tinted view is not shared by the Indian subcontinent.   The national archives of India tell of a very different history under British control; a history which is well documented in its public records and similarly well covered by the nation's historians.   When the Great Famine swept across India, the population perished in their millions. But to what extent were the British accountable for one of the greatest losses of life in history? Few famines, however, are the sole making of an unreasonable Mother Nature. Did the British administration then, do anything to exacerbate the catastrophe or did they, as alleged, do all in their power to save life?   No event in Britain's colonial venture more completely answers the debate over our nation's ulterior motives of Empire than the Great Famine in India. The Famine of 1876-78 has faded from the pages of British history but not from the memory of the nation devastated by it.   Was the British Empire then, different from other Colonial powers or equally flawed?

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      On Balance - Was Britain a Net Gain for India?: British Raj Series, #3
      On Balance - Was Britain a Net Gain for India?: British Raj Series, #3

      On Balance - Was Britain a Net Gain for India?: British Raj Series, #3

      Mark Colenutt
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      A storm that has been brewing in a tea cup has recently been gathering pace. Was Britain a net gain for India or nothing more than a net drain? The question has led to calls for Britain to pay reparations to her colonies, and no colony supplied more than her Indian Empire. But to what extent was Britain a burden and to what extent, if one dare ask, was she a blessing for the Indian people? Viceroy Lord Curzon was adamant that the British had arrived 'under Providence' to the benefit of millions but others under the British Raj saw their arrival as a curse. On Balance is the last in the three-part 'British Raj Series' that seeks to illuminate and evaluate British rule in India. Here, this brief analysis centres around the controversial debate of Britain's legacy, both past and present, by leaving no stone unturned, no matter how contentious, in the search for whether Britain, on balance, was a net gain or net disaster.

      A storm that has been brewing in a tea cup has recently been gathering pace. Was Britain a net gain for India or nothing more than a net drain? The question has led to calls for Britain to pay reparations to her colonies, and no colony supplied more than her Indian Empire. But to what extent was Britain a burden and to what extent, if one dare ask, was she a blessing for the Indian people? Viceroy Lord Curzon was adamant that the British had arrived 'under Providence' to the benefit of millions but others under the British Raj saw their arrival as a curse. On Balance is the last in the three-part 'British Raj Series' that seeks to illuminate and evaluate British rule in India. Here, this brief analysis centres around the controversial debate of Britain's legacy, both past and present, by leaving no stone unturned, no matter how contentious, in the search for whether Britain, on balance, was a net gain or net disaster.

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