The Anarchy

The Anarchy:the Relentless Rise of the East India Company' William Dalrymple in conversation with actor and filmmaker, Jassa Ahluwalia

William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple is a writer and historian. His books include From the Holy Mountain: A Journey Among the Christians of the Middle East; Nine Lives: in Search of the Sacred in Modern India; The Last Mughal; White Mughals; and Return of a King: The Battle of Afghanistan (which has been shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson, Duff Cooper and PEN Hessel-Tiltman prizes)
Author and Historian William Dalrymple the writer of a dozen books on Indian history presents his latest work - a worldwide bestseller on the rapacious East India Company titled 'The Anarchy:the Relentless Rise of the East India Company'
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