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In the later eighteenth century, the West Indian sugar islands were a source of conspicuous wealth for some individuals and an important addition to the resources of Great Britain. This book examines Edmund Burke's long involvement with the West Indies, examining his conflicted …
"The eighteenth century-the era of the fall of the Mughals, the rise of regional successor states, and the beginnings of British domination-has been a topic of intense academic debate. Can these events be understood as 'revolutionary', involving the fall of a great Asian imperia…