The Twilight of the East India Company by Anthony Webster

The Twilight of the East India Company by Anthony Webster

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Examines how and why the East India Company was transformed from a commercial trading company to an institution of government, and then abolished.

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The Twilight of the East India Company by Anthony Webster

Examines how and why the East India Company was transformed from a commercial trading company to an institution of government, and then abolished.
Of great value for anyone interested in the history of India* HISTORYOFWAR.ORG *
A fascinating business history replete with larger than life characters who make Bill Gates, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, Sergey Brin and their ilk look puny. * AUSMARINE *
[An] excellent new book. [...] Many historians will find valuable new insights in these pages. * ASIAN AFFAIRS *
Makes an important contribution to our understanding, not only of British imperialism in general, but also of the way in which the transition between mercantilism and liberalism actually took place and the nature of the challenges that the free market economy created. * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY *
Mines new territory by delving into the sparsely explored role played by British commercial and industrial pressure groups in Manchester, Glasgow and Liverpool in challenging the East India Company's monopoly in Asian trade. [...] This well researched and written book adds an important bookend to the history of the East India Company's demise. Highly Recommended. * CHOICE *
Webster, Anthony: - Anthony Webster is Head of History at Edge Hill College of Higher Education
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ISBN 13 9781843838227
ISBN 10 1843838222
Title The Twilight of the East India Company
Author Anthony Webster
Series Worlds Of The East India Company
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Year published 2013-03-21
Number of pages 216
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