{"product_id":"the-raj-quartet-volume-1-1-the-jewel-in-the-crown-9780226743400","title":"The Raj Quartet, Volume 1, 1: The Jewel in the Crown","description":"No set of novels so richly recreates the last days of India under British rule--two nations locked in an imperial embrace--as Paul Scott's historical tour de force, \u003ci\u003e The Raj Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel in the Crown\u003c\/i\u003e opens in 1942 as the British fear both Japanese invasion and Indian demands for independence. On the night after the Indian Congress Party votes to support Ghandi, riots break out and an ambitious police sargeant arrests a young Indian for the alleged rape of the woman they both love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-306682\"\u003ePaul Scott\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226743400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226743403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (1920-78), born in London, held a commission in the Indian army during World War II. His many novels include\u003ci\u003e Johnnie Sabib, The Chinese Love Pavilion, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStaying On\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697701261549,"sku":"9780226743400","price":24.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7d4b73b3-12c1-4a60-b625-9bf2d3bca4d9.jpg?v=1649888149","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-raj-quartet-volume-1-1-the-jewel-in-the-crown-9780226743400","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}