"Who of the British went to India, and why? We know about Kipling and Forster, Orwell and Scott, but what of the youthful forestry official, the enterprising boxwallah, the fervid missionary? What motivated them to travel halfway around the globe, what lives did they lead when t…
An immersive portrait of the lives of the British in India, from the seventeenth century to Independence Who of the British went to India, and why' We know about Kipling and Forster, Orwell and Scott, but what of the youthful forestry official, the enterprising boxwallah, the fe…
Who of the British went to India, and why? We know about Kipling and Forster, Orwell and Scott, but what of the youthful forestry official, the enterprising boxwallah, the fervid missionary? What motivated them to travel halfway around the globe, what lives did they lead when th…
Through memoirs, letters and interviews this text chronicles notable events and explores the anomalies and conflicts of the British rule in Malaysia from 1880 to 1960.
"On New Year's Day 1947 Lord Mountbatten was summoned to Downing Street to discover his future role in history - to guide India to independence as the last Viceroy. Travelling from post-war Britain under rationing to the outsized splendour of Viceroy's House in New Delhi, the Mo…
Through a discussion of texts and practices, the body is introduced into the historical account as an active social principle. Collingham paints a vivid picture of life and manners of the British in India.
