John De Chazal SUNSET OF THE RAJ First Edition
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John De Chazal SUNSET OF THE RAJ First Edition
First edition, first print hardback of SUNSET OF THE RAJ, by John De Chazal and published by Wincanton Press, Somerset in 1987.The book is in very good condition (Clean blue cloth boards and gilt lettering on the spine) with slight wear to the yellow illustrated dust jacket which is not price clipped (minor creasing to the edges, some rubbing to a couple of corners, two small closed tears, one to the top spine corner and the other to the top corner, very slight fading to the spine). Internally, the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears or inscriptions. There is some tanning to the pages.
"The Sunset of the Raj is seen through the eyes of a young serving officer, sired by another serving officer, who returned to the land of his birth with the first batches of recruits to leave for the sub- continent after the passing of the Government of India Act, 1935.
It would be the last such revision of the administration of India before full independence in 1947. Meanwhile, as completes his training and is appointed assistant district officer, there is war in Europe. Its effect spill over into Indian politics and then, with Japanese intervention, come new front-lines as the boundaries of the British Empire are breached with humiliating ease.
The writer candidly describes events as they reshape life in his surroundings, work, sport, limited social life and his holidays. These are not dry memoirs. They have freshness and vitality as the author frankly recalls his personal feelings.
His account is alive with anecdote and humour. It is rural India that the reader is shown, the land of simple villagers and even aboriginals, as well as the very different existence in New Delhi - Lutyens' masterpiece - and the glories of the Princely States. The author also reaches Kashmir and describes the legacy of the fabulous Moguls."
261 pages. Illustrated with a section of black & white photographs.
ISBN: 0 948699 03 5
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