The Anarchy
The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
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Narrated by:
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Sid Sagar
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Written by:
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William Dalrymple
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Bloomsbury presents The Anarchy by William Dalrymple, read by Sid Sagar.
THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019
THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR
FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019
A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India … A book of beauty’ – Gerard DeGroot, The Times
In August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish a new administration in his richest provinces. Run by English merchants who collected taxes using a ruthless private army, this new regime saw the East India Company transform itself from an international trading corporation into something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational business.
William Dalrymple tells the remarkable story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power.
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- Whole lotta love
- 12-09-20
Great read
Gives entire history of the East India Company abs remains captivating throughout in typical William Darymple style
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- Rahul Chogle
- 31-01-22
An account with astounding details
William must have had to research a lot to come up with a structure that he could fill inwith creative tidbits to make this gigantic storyboard. Fabulous. As he mentioned in the epilogue EIC is an example of the millennia if democracy were to thrive amidst growing profiteering. Thanks, William.
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- Rahul
- 20-08-21
Brilliant
it's very well told story of how one corporation which came for trade took over entire nation . very well narrated .
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- Dinesh Parashar
- 11-12-21
Great learning
Very informative..Interesting to learn a period of Indian history which brought British rule and significant role of EIC.
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- 10-11-20
Intriguing and gripping account
Interesting to know that battles between various factions were similar to present day IPL matches where loyalty belong to highest bidder.
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- In. B.
- 14-03-25
Great book
A detailed account of the East India Company in India till the early 1800s. Highly recommended.
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- Ruchira Moitra
- 27-03-25
History
Great learnings about the period during which India got subjugated by the East Indua Company within just 50 years
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- santoshkb
- 22-11-19
brilliant
must listen for all interested in India
excellent!
how India was saved from becoming an Islamic State
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- Ramanand
- 28-03-20
Fantastic history, disappointing pronunciation
This is a racy, unputdownable account of EIC's takeover of India. The plotting, the scheming, the political, cultural and economic situation of the times narrated in absolutely fascinating detail by WD. What were drab facts and dates in school text books come alive in dazzling multi colour piercing detail. After this book, the heart goes out for some of the characters, especially Shah Alam, and the blood boils at some of the personalities. The narration is very good in general, but extremely disappointed and shocked at the bad pronunciation of Indian names and places...not even one word was right, sounds like an awkward tonge twisted westerner. This was rankling , when Shah 'Alam' is pronunced as 'Alaam’ and even Ganga (the river) as 'Ganja' in one instance. The narrator seems to be comfortable with French names and words but ill at ease and totally foreign to Indian places, names and words. But otherwise enjoyed his narration. One jewel from Audible.
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- Arnab Bhattacharyya
- 14-12-19
Wished it never ended...
Great storytelling, hard facts and perceptive views... all mixed up in a very engrossing read. Only, although occasional, let down were some mispronunciation of Hindi/Indian words.
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