Courting India
Author: Das Nandini Das
ISBN: 978-1398502918
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Book Overview
A profound and ground-breaking new history one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the British arrival in India in the early seventeenth century. ¹…œA sparkling gem of a book. Beautifully written and masterfully researched, this has the makings of a classic Peter Frankopan, #1 bestselling author of The Silk Roads When Thomas Roe arrived in India in 1616 as James Is first ambassador to the Mughal Empire, the English barely had a toehold in the subcontinent. Their understanding of South Asian trade and India was sketchy at best, and, to the Mughals, they were minor players on a very large stage. Roe was representing a kingdom that was beset by financial woes and deeply conflicted about its identity as a unified ¹…œGreat Britain under the Stuart monarchy. Meanwhile, the court he entered in India was wealthy and cultured, its dominion widely considered to be one of the greatest and richest empires of the world¦ In Nandini Das's fascinating history of Roe's four years in India, she offers an insider's view of a Britain in the making, a country whose imperial seeds were just being sown. It is a story of palace intrigue and scandal, lotteries and wagers that unfolds as global trade begins to stretch from Russia to Virginia, from West Africa to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. A major debut that explores the art, literature, sights and sounds of Elizabethan London and Imperial India, Courting India reveals Thomas Roe's time in the Mughal Empire to be a turning point in history and offers a rich and radical challenge to our understanding of Britain and its early empire.
Browse this title within our Social Sciences and Education collection. Edition details: Paperback, English, 480 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1398502918.
About the Author
Nandini Das is professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture in the English faculty at the University of Oxford. Brought up in India, she was educated at the Jadavpur University in Kolkata, before moving to England for further study. Among other books, she is co-editor of The Cambridge History of Travel Writing. A BBC New Generation Thinker, she regularly presents television and radio programmes, including Tales of Tudor Travel: The Explorer's Handbook on BBC4.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- Students & Academic Researchers
- Language & Format
- English • Paperback
- ISBN Reference
- 978-1398502918
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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What is this book about?
A profound and ground-breaking new history one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the British arrival in India in the early seventeenth century. ¹…œA sparkling gem of a book. Beautifully written and masterfully researched, this has the makings of a classic Peter...
Who should read this book?
Valuable for university students, educators, and scholars seeking authoritative reference material and structured subject mastery.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book for the way it completely re-centres the story of early British India. Instead of an inevitable empire, you experience uncertainty, cultural misunderstanding, and high-stakes diplomacy through the eyes of both the English and the Mughal court. Beautifully written and deeply researched, it reads with the elegance of narrative history while offering sharp insights into power, trade, and identity. If you enjoy global history that challenges old assumptions, this is a deeply rewarding read.
- Published by Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 480.
Catalog Description
A profound and ground-breaking new history one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the British arrival in India in the early seventeenth century. ¹…œA sparkling gem of a book. Beautifully written and masterfully researched, this has the makings of a classic Peter Frankopan, #1 bestselling author of The Silk Roads When Thomas Roe arrived in India in 1616 as James Is first ambassador to the Mughal Empire, the English barely had a toehold in the subcontinent. Their understanding of South Asian trade and India was sketchy at best, and, to the Mughals, they were minor players on a very large stage. Roe was representing a kingdom that was beset by financial woes and...
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