| The Business of Empire Contributor(s): Bowen, H. V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521089824 ISBN-13: 9780521089821 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Study of the impact in Britain when the East India Company acquired a South Asian 'empire' . |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
| Dewey: 354.5 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6" W x 9" (1.04 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bowen, H. V.: - H. V. Bowen is Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Leicester. His previous books include Elites, Enterprise, and the Making of the Briish Overseas Empire, 1688�775 (1996); and War and British Society, 1688�815 (1998). |