Business of empire
H. V. Bowen
This volume is the first detailed study of what happened in Britain when the East India Company acquired a vast territorial empire in South Asia. Drawing on a mass of hitherto unused material contained in the Company's administrative and financial records, the book offers a reconstruction of the inner workings of the Company as it made the remarkable transition from business to empire during the late-eighteenth century. Huw Bowen profiles the company's stock holders and directors and examines how those in London adapted their methods, working practices, and policies to changing circumstances in India.
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Year:
2006
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
320
ISBN 10:
0521844770
ISBN 13:
9780521844772
File:
PDF, 2.21 MB
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english, 2006