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The Dutch East India Company: The History of the Worlds First Multinational Corporation Charles River Editors Paperback
361 Sk
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire Dalrymple William
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HMS Surprise (Patrick O'Brian)(Brožovaná)Third in the series of Aubrey-Maturin adventures, this book is set among the strange sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and in the distant waters ploughed by the ships of the East India Company. Aubrey is on the defensive, pitting wits and seamanship against an enemy enjoying overwhelming... |
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AlexandriaFor centuries the city of Alexandria Beneath the Mountains was a meeting point of East and West. Then it vanished. In 1833 it was discovered in Afghanistan by the unlikeliest person imaginable: Charles Masson, deserter, traveller, pilgrim, doctor, archaeologist, spy, and eventually one of the most r... |
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Koh-I-Noor - William Dalrymple, Anita AnandThe 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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River Gunboats: An Illustrated EncyclopediaThe first recorded engagement by a steam-powered warship took place on a river, when in 1824 the Honorable East India Company's gunboat Diana went into action on the Irrawaddy in Burma. In the 150 years that followed, river gunboats played a signifi |
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Enemy of All MankindThoroughly engrossing . . . a spirited, suspenseful, economically told tale whose significance is manifest and whose pace never flags. The Wall Street Journal From The New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost Map and Extra Life, the story of a pirate who changed the world Henry Every was the... |
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Anarchy (DALRYMPLE WILLIAM)(Brožovaná)In 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... |
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Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet1799: Jacob de Zoet landet auf dem winzigen Eiland Deshima, dem äußersten Handelsposten der Dutch East India Company in Japan. Der junge Angestellte soll Beweise dafür finden, dass der vorherige Vorgesetzte hier Korruption betrieben hat. Während ihm seine Landsleute die kalte Schulter zeigen, gewinn... |
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Capitalism and Its Critics - John Cassidy, Farrar, Straus and GirouxA Financial Times Most Anticipated Book of 2025A sweeping, dramatic history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics. At a time when artificial intelligence, climate change, and inequality are raising fundamental questions about the economic system, Capitalism and Its Critics p... |
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Enemy Of All Mankind“Thoroughly engrossing... a spirited, suspenseful, economically told tale whose significance is manifest and whose pace never flags.” — The Wall Street Journal From The New York Times–bestselling author of The Ghost Map and Unexpected Life, the story of a pirate who changed the world Henry Every was... |
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For All the Tea in China (Sarah Rose)(Brožovaná)Robert 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 ... |
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Batavia's Graveyard (Mike Dash)(Brožovaná)When the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia struck an uncharted reef off the new continent of Australia on her maiden voyage in 1629, 332 men, women and children were on board. While some headed off in a lifeboat to seek help, 250 of the survivors ended up on a tiny coral island less than half a mile long.... |
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City of Stolen Magic (Nazneen Ahmed Pathak)(Brožovaná)A 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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Raj Vol. 1: The Missing Nabobs Of The City Of GodAu 19eme siècle, au Raj – l'empire colonial britannique aux Indes – un jeune agent de la couronne idéaliste se heurte aux sordides réalités du colonialisme et de ses conséquences. Tome un sur deux.Bombay, 1831. Fraichement débarqué de Londres, Alexander Martin prend son poste à l'Indian Political Se... |
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Savage Beasts (Rani Selvarajah)'A beautiful and unique retelling of Medea. I loved it!' Sunday Times bestselling author Sophie Irwin 'Absorbing and thoughtful...full of page-turning drama and vibrantly drawn characters. Bold and illuminating' Claire Heywood, author of Daughters of Sparta A propulsive retelling inspired by the Gre... |
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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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Corporation That Changed the WorldThe 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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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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For All the Tea in China"If ever there was a book to read in the company of a nice cuppa, this is it." -"The Washington Post" In the dramatic story of one of the greatest acts of corporate espionage ever committed, Sarah Rose recounts the fascinating, unlikely circumstances surrounding a turning point in economic history. ... |
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Raj Vol. 1: The Missing Nabobs Of The City Of GodAu 19eme siècle, au Raj – l'empire colonial britannique aux Indes – un jeune agent de la couronne idéaliste se heurte aux sordides réalités du colonialisme et de ses conséquences. Tome un sur deux.Bombay, 1831. Fraichement débarqué de Londres, Alexander Martin prend son poste à l'Indian Political Se... |
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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... |
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