East India Company , The: A History

by Philip Lawson

Overview

This is the first short history of the East India Company from its founding in 1600 to its demise in 1857, designed for students and academics. The Company was central to the growth of the British Empire in India, to the development of overseas trade, and to the rise of shareholder capitalism, so this survey will be essential reading for imperial and economic historians and historians of Asia alike. It stresses the neglected early years of the Company, and its intimate relationship with (and impact upon) the domestic British scene.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138836457
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/09/2015
Series:	Studies In Modern History
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1420L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 England and the East in the Sixteenth Century; Chapter 2 The Formative Years: 1600–60; Chapter 3 The Restoration of the Company and its Trade: 1660–1709; Chapter 4 The Company’s Expanding Universe: 1709–48; Chapter 5 From Trading Company To Political Power: 1748–63; Chapter 6 The Fall From Grace: 1763–84; Chapter 7 The Company Set Adrift: 1784–1813; Chapter 8 The Lull and the Storm: 1813–57;

Editorial Reviews

'xxx;a straightforward and clear narrativexxx;Lawson has provided both an accurate guide to the main debates and a means of pursuing the subject further through more detailed reading.

The Times Literary Supplement

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