The East India Company has played a crucial role in the development of the world as we know it and is key to the very fabric of British society and culture. In the year 2,000, a major exhibition at the British Library celebrates the 400th anniversary of the birth of this unique institution.
Established by Royal Charter in 1600, the East India Company quickly came to control over half the world’s trade and a quarter of its population. It ruled India, raised its own army and navy, minted its own currency and traded with every corner of the globe.
The structure of the book will be broadly chronological, but also focus on particular subjects and incidents – tea, silks, jewellery, cashmere, spices, ships and navigation, battles, communication routes, the opium trade, the English gentleman abroad, India’s First War of Independence, etc.
The East India Company is alive and well today and has access to a visual archive of its history, which would be used to illustrate the book.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Established by Royal Charter in 1600, the East India Company quickly came to control over half the world’s trade and a quarter of its population. It ruled India, raised its own army and navy, minted its own currency and traded with every corner of the globe.
The structure of the book will be broadly chronological, but also focus on particular subjects and incidents – tea, silks, jewellery, cashmere, spices, ships and navigation, battles, communication routes, the opium trade, the English gentleman abroad, India’s First War of Independence, etc.
The East India Company is alive and well today and has access to a visual archive of its history, which would be used to illustrate the book.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Book Description 1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes index. D: L J Kennedy. Contents; Origins -- First Steps in India -- The Spice Islands and Japan -- The Company in China -- The Indian Presidencies -- Company at Home -- Company Overland and Sea -- The Company in the East -- Fortunes -- East Meets West -- Life Under the Company Raj -- Company at War -- Company Goes West -- Company at Work, Rest and Play -- Consolidation -- Company in Trouble -- Company Out. Subjects; East India Company History. East India Co. East India Company. East India Company Great Britain History. East India Company Histoire. East India Company. East India Company London. East India Company. International trade. East India Company. Handelscompagnieën. Trade. British Empire. History. Economics. INDIA - GENERAL:EAST INDIA COMPANY. INDIA - GENERAL:HISTORY. PROFESSIONS/OCCUPATIONS - GENERAL:COMPANY HISTORY. Traders. India Commerce. Colonization. Imperialism. Trade (practice). Trading companies. India history 1600 -1858. India History 19th Century. India History 20th Century. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 395554
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