Provincial Society and Empire: The Cumbrian Counties and the East Indies, 1680-1829

by K.J. Saville-Smith

Over the long eighteenth century, thousands of men and women from the English provinces lived and worked in the East Indies. Yet the provincial commitment of human, financial and social capital to ventures in the East Indies has largely been disregarded. This book challenges the widely held view that British rule in India was driven primarily by the interests of London merchants and national political elites. Based on extensive original research,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783272813
• ISBN13: 9781783272815
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"