Inglorious Empire
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Inglorious Empire
| Full title | Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India |
|---|---|
| Author | Shashi Tharoor |
| Published | 2017 |
| Pages | 336 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Tharoor’s indictment of the Raj, grown out of his 2015 Oxford Union speech — deindustrialisation of Indian textiles, the famines, the drain of revenue, and a point-by-point answer to the case that Britain left India better off. |
Where I heard about it
- A reply to @SpencrGreenberg — named in answer to his question “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world (or how humanity or society) really works?” in a thread on X, June 2025. The full list lives on A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet).
Connections
- A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Economic History — the frame the argument works in.
- People Over Politics — the portfolio idea this sits closest to.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.