The Anarchy
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The Anarchy
| Full title | The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company |
|---|---|
| Author | William Dalrymple |
| Published | 2019 |
| Pages | 576 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | William Dalrymple’s account of how a joint-stock company with a London office and a private army came to govern most of the Indian subcontinent — corporate power as a literal sovereign, with the balance sheet to match. |
Where I heard about it
- My saved links — an Amazon link I saved sometime in 2024–2026.
- @typesfast’s thread — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025. Full set of replies: What’s the best history book… (tweet).
Connections
- Company Building — the portfolio idea this sits closest to, read at its most extreme.
- Monopoly — the charter and what it bought.
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — recommendation #2: named in this crowd-sourced thread.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.