An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India Agriculture its neighbors are arming out

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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India Agriculture its neighbors are arming outIn the 18th century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six fold. Beyond conquest and deception, the Empire blew rebels from cannons, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalized racism, and caused millions to die from starvation. British imperialism justified itself as enlightened despotism for the benefit of the governed, but Shashi Tharoor takes