Empire, Incorporated: The Corporations That Built British Colonialism

by Philip J Stern and Philip J. Stern

"A landmark book... a] bold reframing of the history of the British Empire."
--Caroline Elkins, Foreign Affairs

An award-winning historian places the corporation--more than the Crown--at the heart of British colonialism, arguing that companies built and governed global empire, raising questions about public and private power that were just as troubling four hundred years ago as they are today.

Across four centuries,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674988124
• ISBN13: 9780674988125
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.6" x 9.5"