Hah. Notice I didn't take much more than share prices and dates from his book. I had it handy and it was easier to get from there
------Original Message------ From: Sirtaj Singh Kang Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus....@lists.hserus.net To: silklist@lists.hserus.net ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] aqvavit Sent: Feb 23, 2012 19:43 On 2/23/2012 6:38 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > .... so on and forth till 1857 when an enron like crash took place. > No mention of Dalhousie? It was his wars, reforms and attempts to Empirify (Empirificate? Empiricise?) India that sucked the Company dry, turned India into a cost center for the Crown, and almost directly led to the revolt in the first place. Of course, opinions on this are still somewhat divided, but... > Those figures are from Niall Ferguson's excellent book "Empire, How > britain > made the modern world", by the way .. ... we can always rely on Niall Ferguson to come down firmly on the side of the Empire. I don't think there's a more dependable apologist alive these days. -Taj. -- srs (blackberry)
