Author

Publication

2006-01-30 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

79,500 words, Guess

Page Count

318 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivebusinessempire00bowe
  • ISBN-100521844770
  • ISBN-139780521844772
  • Goodreads294726
  • LibraryThing1316932
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First Sentence

In the half-century after 1756 Britain established a large territorial empire in South Asia, and by the beginning of the nineteenth century many contemporaries considered India to have become the richest jewel in the imperial crown.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Business of Empire: The East India Company and Imperial Britain, 17561833HardcoverCambridge University Press2006-01-30

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