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Philip Mason (1)

Author of The Men Who Ruled India

For other authors named Philip Mason, see the disambiguation page.

Philip Mason (1) has been aliased into Philip Woodruff.

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A sweeping panorama of the British leaders and administrators who set up and ran what is known as the British Empire in the Indian sub-continent. This gives an indication of the enormous and painstaking work of setting up the institutional and legal structure over a period of almost two centuries that brought it into the modern age, and which served as the foundation for the successor entities of Pakistan, India and later Bangladesh. Much remains to be described, however, of the actual content of the programs and laws that the British introduced, the knowledge that was created, the archaeology and history that was retreived, often in collaboration with he subject peoples themselves.… (more)
 
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Dilip-Kumar | Sep 4, 2021 |
A classic, though now outdated, study of race relations around the world. It still constitutes a useful introduction to the subject.
 
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Fledgist | Jun 16, 2007 |

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