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The ruling caste
imperial lives in the Victorian Raj
By Gilmour, David
- ISBN
- 978-0-37428-354-4
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2006
British historian and biographer Gilmour (fellow, Royal Soc. of Literature), who has written other works dealing with 19th-century India, here examines British imperial activities during the reign of Queen Victoria in the area that now includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma. Between 1837 and 1901, the small Indian Civil Service (ICS) administered this region of 300 million peopl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
