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Empress: Queen Victoria and India

By Taylor , Miles;reine de Grande-Bretagne). Victoria

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press.
Year
2018
ISBN
9780300118094, 0300118090
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
17 MB (17699557 bytes)
Pages
1 vol. (XIX-388 p.- [16] p. de pl. : ill., jaquett
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Colonies--Grande-Bretagne--Asie--Administration--1

Description

An entirely original account of Victoria's relationship with the Raj, which shows how India was central to the Victorian monarchy from as early as 1837In this engaging and controversial book, Miles Taylor shows how both Victoria and Albert were spellbound by India, and argues that the Queen was humanely, intelligently, and passionately involved with the country throughout her reign and not just in the last decades. Taylor also reveals the way in which Victoria's influence as empress contributed significantly to India's modernization, both political and economic. This is, in a number of respects, a fresh account of imperial rule in India, suggesting that it was one of Victoria's successes.

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