{"product_id":"running-the-show-9780141041216","title":"Running the Show","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Williams''s \u003ci\u003eRunning the Show \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant look at the men and women of Empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''May God forgive us for our sorry deeds and for our glorious intentions''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho were the men governing the Empire in the nineteenth century?\u003cbr\u003eHow were they chosen and controlled? Were they sane or mad?\u003cbr\u003eAnd why did they do it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Fiji to the Falkland Islands, from Malaysia to Australia and South Africa, from Lagos to Ottawa, ordinary British men and women, with no training, were dispatched to strange places, among strange people and faced unimaginable conditions. Some started wars. Others fought disease, injustice and slavery. Many died or went mad. Running the Show, drawing on vast unpublished sources, reveals the day-today lives, griefs and triumphs of governors at the height of the British Empire as they struggled to make sense of their charges and, frequently, themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An amusing and lively book, stuffed full of anecdotes and interesting\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151075963223,"sku":"9780141041216","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/running-the-show-9780141041216","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}