The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750

The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750

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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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781108483957
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 382.094105
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 318
Weight: 588g
Height: 160mm
Width: 235mm
Spine width: 25mm