The Ruling Caste: Imperial Lives in the Victorian Raj
By: David Gilmour
3.74
Format: 381 pages, Hardcover
A sparkling, provocative history of the English in South Asia during Queen Victoria's reignBetween …
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4.06
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4.02
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
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3.54
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3.50
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4.27
Format: 358 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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3.94
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4.00
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4.20
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3.13
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4.40
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