The Business of Empire: The East India Company and Imperial Britain, 1756-1833

by H.V. Bowen

Book Overview

The Business of Empire assesses the domestic impact of British imperial expansion by analysing what happened in Britain following the East India Company's acquisition of 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521089824
• ISBN13: 9780521089821
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"