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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, And The Pillage Of An Empire
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, And The Pillage Of An Empire by William Dalrymple appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around for history lovers, tales from around the world, staff picks, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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