{"product_id":"the-theft-of-india-9788195970940","title":"The Theft of India","description":"IN THE THREE CENTURIES THAT FOLLOWED VASCO DA GAMA S DISCOVERY OF THE SEA ROUTE FROM EUROPE TO INDIA, EUROPEAN POWERS MADE A BEELINE FOR INDIA S FABLED RICHES, ITS SPICES, GOLD AND GEMS. THOUGH THEY OSTENSIBLY CAME FOR TRADE AND COMMERCE, AND THE THRILL OF DISCOVERING A NEW LAND, THE LINES BETWEEN EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION SOON BLURRED. THE THEFT OF INDIA DOCUMENTS THE INTENSE RIVALRY FOR SPOILS THAT PLAYED OUT BETWEEN THE BRITISH, THE FRENCH, THE DUTCH AND THE PORTUGUESE, AND THE IMPACT THIS HAD ON THE INDIANS. ROY MOXHAM S WORK, THOUGH, IS NO DRY STUDY OF TEXTUAL MATERIALS. HE SUPPLEMENTS THESE ACCOUNTS WITH AN EXHAUSTIVE STUDY OF ACADEMIC WORKS ON THE SUBJECT. THE RESULT IS AN UNFLATTERING PICTURE OF THE  CIVILIZED  WEST AS IT SYSTEMATICALLY STRIPS INDIA OF ITS RICHES. THE THEFT OF INDIA IS A NUANCED, IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY READABLE ADDITION TO THE STUDY OF IMPERIALISM AND ITS DEHUMANIZING EFFECTS ON THE COLONIZED.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy Moxham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mehta Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788195970940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Marathi","brand":"Mehta Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41191785758835,"sku":"9.7882E+12","price":45.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4fa7485e-e39a-4358-800c-262915561efc.jpg?v=1704208888","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-theft-of-india-9788195970940","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}