{"product_id":"british-business-in-asia-since-1860-hardback-9780521335270","title":"British Business in Asia since 1860 (Hardback) 9780521335270","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBritish Business in Asia since 1860\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1989 book examines the experience of British business in Asia since 1860.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. P. T. Davenport-Hines (Edited by), Geoffrey Jones (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521335270, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 February 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In short, this is a volume which contains a variety of interesting contributions to business history, economic history and the study of imperialism.  The common feature is a high standard of scholarship, drawing upon Asian as well as British sources.\"   G. C. Peden, Albion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 1989 book examines the experience of British business in Asia since 1860. Following a wide-ranging introduction by the editors, there are essays by leading specialist historians on British business in Iran, India, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Russian Asia and Japan. The primary focus is on the impact of British commerce in the region, and the essays, based on research in British business archives and government papers, discuss the activities and performance of British companies. However, the book seeks to avoid a 'Euro-centred' approach by using Asian as much as British sources and by paying particular attention to the indigenous response to British commercial activity. The secondary theme is the relationship between British business and British and foreign government. The book, therefore, contributes to the wider debate on the business aspects of imperialism. In general, the essays, although drawing on extensive research in primary sources, are written as general surveys, and are thus easily accessible to non-specialists and students.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of maps\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. British business in Asia since 1860 R. P. T. Davenport-Hines and Geoffrey Jones\u003cbr\u003e 2. British business in Iran, 1860s–1970s Frances Bostock and Geoffrey Jones\u003cbr\u003e 3. British business in Russian Asia since the 1860s: an opportunity lost? Christine White\u003cbr\u003e 4. British business in India, 1860–1970 B. R. Tomlinson\u003cbr\u003e 5. Early British business in Thailand Malcolm Falkus\u003cbr\u003e 6. British business in Malaysia and Singapore since the 1870s Jean-Jacques van Helten and Geoffrey Jones\u003cbr\u003e 7. British business in China, 1860s–1950s Jürgen Osterhammel\u003cbr\u003e 8. British business in Japan since 1868 R. P. T. Davenport-Hines and Geoffrey Jones\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007099687192,"sku":"9780521335270","price":95.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521335270i_ab28bbd2-2107-48fa-b111-ba506ce15015.jpg?v=1691375262","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/british-business-in-asia-since-1860-hardback-9780521335270","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}