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100 1  Wilson, Jon E.,|eauthor. 
245 14 The chaos of empire :|bthe British Raj and the conquest of
       India /|cJon Wilson. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bPublic Affairs,|c[2016] 
264  4 |c©2016 
300    564 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :|billustrations 
       (some color), maps ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-544) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tPreface: Facts on the ground --|tSociety of societies --
       |tTrading with ghosts --|tForgotten wars --|tPassion at 
       Plassey --|tNew systems --|tTheatres of anarchy --|tThe 
       idea of empire --|tFear and trembling --|tThe making of 
       modern India --|tThe legalization of India --|tThe great 
       Depression --|tGovernments within governments --|tMilitary
       imperialism and the Indian crowd --|tCycles of violence --
       |tThe great delusion. 
510 3  LJ 09/15/2016 
510 3  Kirkus 08/15/2016 
520    Traces the history of Britain's conquest of India from the
       1600s to India's independence in 1947, and argues that 
       British rule was chaotic, unorganized, and led to the 
       creation of unstable states throughout South Asia. 
521 1  Adult.|bBrodart 
650  0 British|zIndia|xHistory. 
651  0 India|xHistory|yBritish occupation, 1765-1947. 
651  0 India|xCivilization|xBritish influences. 
775 08 |iReproduction of (manifestation):|aWilson, Jon E.|tChaos 
       of empire|dLondon : Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2016|w(DLC)
       |z9781471101250