Questions About The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

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Lots of one star ratings, without reviews, before the book was even released. What's the story?

Shihab Shahriar Khan As one of the top reviews suggest, this book is apparently biased towards Muslim rulers. I have read the book, the author mercilessly criticises many …moreAs one of the top reviews suggest, this book is apparently biased towards Muslim rulers. I have read the book, the author mercilessly criticises many Muslim rulers, including siraj-ud-doulah, tipu sultan etc.

I think this book doesn't conform to the new fashionable trend of viewing indian history as nothing more than a continuous struggle between Hindus & Muslims, as some rising Indian political party is suggesting. In the eyes of their supporters, any book that doesn't describe all Muslims as savage barbarians is basically biased towards Muslims.(less)

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Why is it that the titles of some books are wrong on this site? For example, this book is The Anarchy: the relentless rise of the East India Company and, not "The rise and fall of the East India Company"

Kaniraj Shenbaga Neither of the two titles mentioned by you is correct. The correct title of the book is "The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and …moreNeither of the two titles mentioned by you is correct. The correct title of the book is "The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire".(less)

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Isn't the mess of BREXIT just deserts?

Johngidayam We are well-accustomed to the 11 month transition period that happened after the UK left the European Union on January 31st, 2020. This agreement lay …moreWe are well-accustomed to the 11 month transition period that happened after the UK left the European Union on January 31st, 2020. This agreement lay the foundations for zero quotas and zero tariffs on the goods navigating between the EU and the UK. According to this blog, https://theangeltrust.com/impacts-of-... New money laundering directives are supposed to contract rules around the transparency of trust ownership by putting more of them on a central register.(less)

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