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The Dutch East India Company: The History of the Worlds First Multinational Corporation Charles River Editors Paperback
315 Sk
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire Dalrymple William
747 Sk
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The History of the British Empire in IndiaThis book provides a detailed history of the British Empire in India, from the earliest days of the East India Company to the late 19th century. Thornton explores the political and economic impact of British colonialism on India, as well as its cultural legacy.This work has been selected by scholars... |
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Honourable CompanyDuring 200 years the East India Company grew from a loose association of Elizabethan tradesmen into "the grandest society of merchants in the universe". As a commercial enterprise it came to control half the world's trade and as a political entity it administered an embryonic empire. Without it ther... |
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White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India (William Dalrymple)(Brožovaná)This compelling history of Britain's rule over India relates the true story of James Kirkpatrick, who converted to Islam and spied on the East India Company in the midst of an affair with the great-niece of the region's prime minister. Photos. |
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Honourable CompanyDuring 200 years the East India Company grew from a loose association of Elizabethan tradesmen into "the grandest society of merchants in the universe". As a commercial enterprise it came to control half the world's trade and as a political entity it administered an embryonic empire. Without it ther... |
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White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century IndiaThis compelling history of Britain's rule over India relates the true story of James Kirkpatrick, who converted to Islam and spied on the East India Company in the midst of an affair with the great-niece of the region's prime minister. Photos. |
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Company and the Shogun (Adam Clulow)(Brožovaná)Focuses on the Dutch East India Company's clashes with Tokugawa Japan over diplomacy, violence, and sovereignty. |
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The History of the British Empire in India (George Robert Gleig)(Pevná)This book provides a detailed history of the British Empire in India, from the earliest days of the East India Company to the late 19th century. Thornton explores the political and economic impact of British colonialism on India, as well as its cultural legacy.This work has been selected by scholars... |
32,42 € |
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For All the Tea in ChinaRobert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea. For centuries, China had been the ... |
11,74 € |
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Koh-I-NoorThe first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old Maharajah of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great Fort in Lahore. There, in a publ... |
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Epic Drives of the WorldBuckle up for the next installment in our 'Epic' series and the follow-up to Epic Bike Rides of the World. Epic Drives of the World, abeautiful hardback, showcases 50 of the greatest road trips on Earth, from classic routes in America, Australia and Europe, to incredible adventures in Asia and Afric... |
23,90 € |
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Savage BeastsBengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe. Meena, the Nawab’s neglected and abused daughter, finds herself falling under the spell of James Chilcott, nephew of Sir Peter, who claims he wants to betray the company..... |
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Beyond the ConspiracyIt has been commented on many times during the course of history that the average person in most countries has little or no time to spare to think beyond making a living, raising a family and holding down a job to make these objectives possible. This leaves little or no time to attend to politics or... |
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Return of a KingIn the spring of 1839, the British invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Led by lancers in scarlet cloaks and plumed shakos, nearly 20,000 British and East India Company troops poured through the high mountain passes and re-established on the throne Shah Shuja ul-Mulk. On the way in, the British f... |
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These Savage Shores: The Definitive EditionDracula meets East Indian legend in These Savage Shores: The Definitive Edition as an insatiable vampire sails from London to the Malabar Coast aboard an East India Company ship. But the shores of the Indus harbor darker and more ancient powers. War is brewing, where blood and teeth rule the night.N... |
17,96 € |
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City of Stolen MagicA spellbinding, epic and heart-racing magical adventure from an exquisite new storytelling talent.'A wonderfully vibrant debut . . . A vivid magical adventure' - Jasbinder Bilan'An unexpected gem of a story . . . A stellar setting, a gut-punch of a twist, and an unforgettable heroine. This has all t... |
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AnarchyIn August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish a new administration in his richest provinces. Run by English merchants who collected taxes using a ruthless private army, this new regime saw the East India Company transform itself from an internati... |
14,25 € |
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Miss Clara and the Celebrity Beast in Art, 1500-1860This book tells the fascinating story of the rhinoceros Miss Clara, the most famousanimal of the eighteenth century. It accompanies the fi rst ever major loan exhibitiondevoted to Clara and celebrity pachyderms in the UK and will off er a signifi cantcontribution to scholarship on the subject. The l... |
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SegregationWhen we think of segregation, what often comes to mind is apartheid South Africa, or the American South in the age of Jim Crow—two societies fundamentally premised on the concept of the separation of the races. But as Carl H. Nightingale shows us in this magisterial history, segregation is everywher... |
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Corporation That Changed the World (Nick Robins)(Brožovaná)The English East India Company was the mother of the modern multinational. Its trading empire encircled the globe, importing Asian luxuries such as spices, textiles and teas. But it also conquered much of India with its private army and broke open China's markets with opium. The Company's practices ... |
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Segregation (Nightingale,Carl H. (Lecturer in History,Princeton University,New Jersey,USA))(Brožovaná)When we think of segregation, what often comes to mind is apartheid South Africa, or the American South in the age of Jim Crow—two societies fundamentally premised on the concept of the separation of the races. But as Carl H. Nightingale shows us in this magisterial history, segregation is everywher... |
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