Dawning of the Raj: The Life and Trials of Warren Hastings

By Jeremy Bernstein

Book Overview

Nothing in the history of empire is stranger than the creation of British rule in India, where a small European island became master of a subcontinent ranging from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayas.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854107534
• ISBN13: 9781854107534
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Aurum Press 2001
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.5" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Historical treatise that reads as smoothly as a great novel.

The life and trials of Warren Hastings are followed in this story of early British rule in India, recommended for students of India history and for those researching early legal issues. Dawning of the Raj reads like a novel at times but is packed with facts about the trials of Warren Hastings, following the man's life and achievements.