Company Quartet: The Anarchy, White Mughals, Return of a King and The Last Mughal

In the mid-eighteenth century, the East India Company began seizing chunks of India, replacing the Mughal empire as the world's first global corporate power. This four-book collection by William Dalrymple chronicles the rise and fall of the East India Company, spanning over two hundred years of tumultuous colonial history.

\n Format: Mixed media product
\n Length: 2200 pages
\n Publication date: 03 June 2021
\n Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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From the acclaimed and bestselling historian William Dalrymple, a captivating four-book collection delves into the remarkable tale of the East India Company's ascent and downfall. While the term "British conquest of India" may convey a simplistic understanding, it obscures a more intricate reality. It was not the British government that initiated the seizing of Indian territories in the mid-eighteenth century, but rather a privately held corporation with its headquarters in a modest office, spanning just five windows wide, situated in the heart of London.

Spanning two decades of diligent research and masterful storytelling, "The Company Quartet" unveils the awe-inspiring saga of how the Mughal empire, which at the time accounted for nearly half of the world's wealth, crumbled and paved the way for the emergence of the first global corporate powerhouse: the East India Company.

Presented in a sleek slipcase, this magnificent paperback box set comprises four individual books: "The Anarchy," "White Mughals," "Return of a King," and "The Last Mughal." These essential volumes encompass a tumultuous span of over two hundred years, encompassing covert political maneuvers, bloody resistance, and the profound impact of colonialism on the Indian subcontinent.

Accolades and recognition have poured in for William Dalrymple's extraordinary works. He has been honored with prestigious prizes such as the Wolfson Prize for History, the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize, the Hemingway Prize, the Ryzard Kapuscinski Prize, the Vodafone/Crossword Book Award, the Scottish Book of the Year Prize, and the Ar.

\n Weight: 2458g\n
Dimension: 174 x 211 x 134 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781526633354\n \n