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Forgotten MastersPainting for the East India Company. |
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The Lion and the TigerFor many years the English interlopers and traders who made contact with the subcontinent were viewed by Indians as little more than pirates and potentially conquering barbarians, but by the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Britain had gained mastery of the subcontinent. This period, and the century and ... |
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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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Hound of the Baskervilles, A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of FourThis collection features the world's most famous detective in his most classic adventures. We begin with A Study in Scarlet, the novel that introduces the most famous characters in literature. Then, in The Sign of Four we delve into the East India Company and a pact between four convicts. Finally, i... |
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Your Trip Starts Here 1Embark on over 50 of the world's most life-affirming journeys and nurture your path to self-discovery. Packed with beautiful photography and inspiring first-person insights for each trip, from hiking Japan's sacred Shikoku pilgrimage to following the Underground Railroad in the US. This is the perfe... |
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The Corporation That Changed the World: How the East India Company Shaped the Modern Multinational (Robins Nick)A powerful analysis of the rise and fall of the British East India Company, a private company that conquered a subcontinent and subjugated an entire people.--Huw Bowen, Swansea University Elegantly written and sharply argued, Nick Robins gripping account of the rise and fall of the English East In... |
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Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company (Dalrymple William)As the East India Company extended its sway across India in the late eighteenth century, many remarkable artworks were commissioned by Company officials from Indian painters who had previously worked for the Mughals. Published to coincide with the first UK exhibition of these masterworks at The Wall... |
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Empire of Influence: The East India Company and the Making of Indirect Rule (Wilkinson Callie)Indirect rule is widely considered as a defining feature of the nineteenth and twentieth century British Empire but its divisive earlier history remains largely unexplored. Empire of Influence traces the contentious process whereby the East India Company established a system of indirect rule in Indi... |
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The East India Company: A History From Beginning to End (History Hourly)★ The East India Company ★Founded at the dawn of the seventeenth century as European nations were establishing global empires, the English East India Company would become a vital part of burgeoning British supremacy. Begun as a joint-stock company for trade with the East Indies, this organization wo... |
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The Prince Who Beat the Empire: How an Indian Ruler Took on the Might of the East India Company (Mir Moin)New paperback edition - An acclaimed story of empire and resistance. The rebel prince who beat the worlds most powerful corporation. A wonderful book Dominic |
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Wonders of Vilayet: Being the Memoir, Originally in Persian, of a Visit to France and Britain in 1765 (Itesamuddin Mirza Sheikh)In 1765, Mirza Sheikh Itesamuddin, a Bengali munchi employed by the East India Company, travelled on a mission to Britain to seek protection for the Mogul Emperor Shah Alam II. The mission was aborted by the greed and duplicity of Robert Clive, but it resulted in this remarkable account of the Mirza... |
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The First Afghan War 1839-42: Invasion, Catastrophe and Retreat (Macrory Richard)In 1839, forces of the British East India Company crossed the Indus to invade Afghanistan on the pretext of reinstating a former king, Shah Soojah, to his rightful throne. The reality was that this was another step in Britains Great Game--Afghanistan would create a buffer to any potential Russian ex... |
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The India Museum Revisited (MacGregor Arthur)A full examination of the India Museums founding manifesto and evolving ambitions. The museum of the East India Company formed, for a large part of the nineteenth century, one of the sights of London. In recent years, little has been remembered of it beyond its mere existence, while an assumed neg... |
71,84 € |
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Green Unpleasant Land: Creative Responses to Rural Englands Colonial Connections (Fowler Corinne)Selected by Bernardine Evaristo as an Observer Best Books 2021 Green Unpleasant Land explores the repressed history of rural Englands links to transatlantic enslavement and the East India Company. Combining essays, poems and stories, it details the colonial links of country houses, moorlands, wood... |
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Blood, Sweat and Earth: The Struggle for Control Over the Worlds Diamonds Throughout History (Vanneste Tijl)A sweeping history of our enduring passion for diamonds--and the exploitative industry that fuels it. Blood, Sweat and Earth is a hard-hitting historical expos of the diamond industry, focusing on the exploitation of workers and the environment, the monopolization of uncut diamonds, and how little ... |
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The Whole PictureShould museums be made to give back their marbles? Is it even possible to 'decolonize' our galleries? Must Rhodes fall?How to deal with the colonial history of art in museums and monuments in the public realm is a thorny issue that we are only just beginning to address. Alice Procter, creator of the... |
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Clive: Founder of British India (Faught C. Brad)Robert Clive (1725-1774), later 1st Baron Clive, is widely considered the founder of British India. He arrived in Madras as a clerk for the East India Company in 1744. Through timely promotion and a clear affinity for military leadership, he proceeded to consolidate the companys commercial and terri... |
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EPIC DRIVES OF THE WORLD…Buckle 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, a beautiful hardback, showcases 50 of the greatest road trips on Earth, from classic routes in America, Australia and Europe, to incredible adventures in Asia and Afri... |
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"Time Traveller" ("Roland Joff") (DVD)Time travelling action adventure starring Josh Hartnett. Following an accident in the year 2020, marine archaeologist Jay Fennel Hartnett is magically transported back in time and across the globe to 1778 India. In his comatose state, Jay imagines himself as 18th century British officer Captain Jame... |
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"Warrior Queen of Jhansi" ("Swati Bhise") (DVD)British historical action adventure. During the 1857 Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company, 24-year-old Rani Lakshmibai Devika Bhise leads her troops into battle against the British Empire, sparking a revolt that leads to the demise of the East India Company. The cast also includes... |
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