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	Podcast:		UNSW Centre for Ideas
	Episode:		William Dalrymple: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:54:39
	Publish Date:		2019-11-06 20:00:02
	Description:		“We still talk about the British conquering India, but that phrase disguises a more sinister reality.” – William Dalrymple The devastating story of how the British came to rule India is one characterised by aggression, ruthlessness and violence. From trading silks and spices to running a vast private security force twice the size of the British army, the East India Company mercilessly conquered the entire Indian subcontinent. So how did a company headquartered in a single office, five windows wide, bring down one of the world’s most magnificent empires? Historian and best-selling author William Dalrymple delivers a rich account of Britain’s harrowing colonial history, exploring how a dangerously unregulated private enterprise managed to corrupt the most senior British politicians and officials in the process. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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