East India Company , The

This is the first short history of the East India Company from its founding in 1600 to its demise in 1857. It stresses the neglected early years of the Company, and its intimate relationship with the domestic British scene.

Autorentext

Philip Lawson

Inhalt
Chapter 1 England and the East in the Sixteenth Century; Chapter 2 The Formative Years: 160060; Chapter 3 The Restoration of the Company and its Trade: 16601709; Chapter 4 The Company's Expanding Universe: 170948; Chapter 5 From Trading Company To Political Power: 174863; Chapter 6 The Fall From Grace: 176384; Chapter 7 The Company Set Adrift: 17841813; Chapter 8 The Lull and the Storm: 181357;