Part One describes the conquests of the East India Company the haphazard nature of the growth of British rule, the general ineffectiveness of the home authorities, and the conflict of attitudes between those who wished to replace Indian with English ways and those concerned to preserve what was best in India's ancient civilization. Part Two describes the eighty-nine years during which India was ruled directly from Whitehall and the growing demand by Indians for self- government. Includes a glossary without pronunciation, 14 maps, and a rather short bibliography for this size book. Moon served in the British colonial and then in the Indian governments. Distributed for Duckworth (UK). Acidic paper. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)