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英国人在印度：三百年社会史
(uk) David Gilmour
From the establishment of the East India Company's first trading post in 1615 to India's independence in 1947, who went to India, the "crown jewel" of the British Empire, and what kind of motivation drove these people to risk their lives and embark on a long and unknown journey? When they finally arrived in India, what did they do and what kind of life did they live here? David Gilmore spent decades of painstaking research in archives, excavating many personal documents that few people have set foot on, leading us through remote mountain towns, bustling coastal ports, magnificent palaces, neatly planned barracks and dense jungles, to inspect many The lives of the British who went to India, including governors-general, officials, soldiers, missionaries, planters, rangers, merchants, engineers, teachers and doctors, and even women who challenged tradition, describing their personal experiences, family lives, leisure activities, and complex emotions towards Indians.
From the establishment of the East India Company's first trading post in 1615 to India's independence in 1947, who went to India, the "crown jewel" of the British Empire, and what kind of motivation drove these people to risk their lives and embark on a long and unknown journey? When they finally arrived in India, what did they do and what kind of life did they live here? David Gilmore spent decades of painstaking research in archives, excavating many personal documents that few people have set foot on, leading us through remote mountain towns, bustling coastal ports, magnificent palaces, neatly planned barracks and dense jungles, to inspect many The lives of the British who went to India, including governors-general, officials, soldiers, missionaries, planters, rangers, merchants, engineers, teachers and doctors, and even women who challenged tradition, describing their personal experiences, family lives, leisure activities, and complex emotions towards Indians.