Adventurers : the improbable rise of the East India Company, 1550-1650
Howarth, David, 1950-2022
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The East India Company was the largest commercial enterprise in British history, yet its roots in Tudor England are often overlooked. The Tudor revolution in commerce led ambitious merchants to search for new forms of investment, not least in risky overseas enterprises-and for these "adventurers" the most profitable bet of all would be on the Company.0Through a host of stories and fascinating details, David Howarth brings to life the Company's way of doing business-from the leaky ships and petty seafarers of its embattled early days to later sweeping commercial success. While the Company's efforts met with disappointment in Japan, they sowed the seeds of success in India, setting the outline for what would later become the Raj. Drawing on an abundance of sources, Howarth shows how competition from European powers was vital to success-and considers whether the Company was truly "English" at all, or rather part of a Europe-wide movement.
Main title:
Author:
Howarth, David, 1950-, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2023.©2023
Collation:
xiv, 459 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-446) and index.
ISBN:
9780300250725 (hbk)9780300250725
Dewey class:
382.094105382
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
555828
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 382 HOW | Available |