The Resource The origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750, David Veevers, (electronic resource)
The origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750, David Veevers, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural interactions between servants of the English East India Company and the Asian communities and states they came into contact with, revealing how it was this integration of Europeans into non-European economies, states and societies which was central to British imperial and commercial success rather than national or mercantilist enterprise. As their servants skilfully adapted to this rich and complex environment, the East India Company became enfranchised by the eighteenth century with a breadth of privileges and rights - from governing sprawling metropolises to trading customs-free. In emphasising the Asian genesis of the British Empire, this book sheds new light on the foreign frameworks of power which fuelled the expansion of Global Britain in the early modern world.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 293 pages)
- Contents
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- Chapter 1. The Failure of an English Enterprise
- Chapter 2. Madras and the Reconstitution of the Company
- Chapter 3. The Success of an Anglo-Asian Enterprise
- Chapter 4. Searching for Legitimacy in Mughal Bengal
- Chapter 5. War, Negotiation and Imperial Integration
- Chapter 6. Sumatra and the Failure of Suzerainty
- Chapter 7. The Making and Unmaking of an Imperial Power
- Chapter 8. Legacies of Empire in Mid-Eighteenth Century India
- Conclusion: Rethinking the Origins of the British Empire in Asia
- Isbn
- 9781108669344
- Label
- The origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750
- Title
- The origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750
- Statement of responsibility
- David Veevers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural interactions between servants of the English East India Company and the Asian communities and states they came into contact with, revealing how it was this integration of Europeans into non-European economies, states and societies which was central to British imperial and commercial success rather than national or mercantilist enterprise. As their servants skilfully adapted to this rich and complex environment, the East India Company became enfranchised by the eighteenth century with a breadth of privileges and rights - from governing sprawling metropolises to trading customs-free. In emphasising the Asian genesis of the British Empire, this book sheds new light on the foreign frameworks of power which fuelled the expansion of Global Britain in the early modern world.--
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- Veevers, David
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- East India Company
- Corporations, British
- British
- Asia
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Asia
- Label
- The origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750, David Veevers, (electronic resource)
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- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Chapter 1. The Failure of an English Enterprise -- Chapter 2. Madras and the Reconstitution of the Company -- Chapter 3. The Success of an Anglo-Asian Enterprise -- Chapter 4. Searching for Legitimacy in Mughal Bengal -- Chapter 5. War, Negotiation and Imperial Integration -- Chapter 6. Sumatra and the Failure of Suzerainty -- Chapter 7. The Making and Unmaking of an Imperial Power -- Chapter 8. Legacies of Empire in Mid-Eighteenth Century India -- Conclusion: Rethinking the Origins of the British Empire in Asia
- Control code
- CR9781108669344
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 293 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781108669344
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1152357792
- Label
- The origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750, David Veevers, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Chapter 1. The Failure of an English Enterprise -- Chapter 2. Madras and the Reconstitution of the Company -- Chapter 3. The Success of an Anglo-Asian Enterprise -- Chapter 4. Searching for Legitimacy in Mughal Bengal -- Chapter 5. War, Negotiation and Imperial Integration -- Chapter 6. Sumatra and the Failure of Suzerainty -- Chapter 7. The Making and Unmaking of an Imperial Power -- Chapter 8. Legacies of Empire in Mid-Eighteenth Century India -- Conclusion: Rethinking the Origins of the British Empire in Asia
- Control code
- CR9781108669344
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 293 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781108669344
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1152357792
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