{"product_id":"trade-and-empire-in-western-india-1784-1806-paperback-9780521053242","title":"Trade and Empire in Western India; 1784-1806 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521053242","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTrade and Empire in Western India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e1784-1806\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis study examines the influence of commercial interests on the expansion of the British Empire in Western India in the age of Cornwallis and Wellesley.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePamela Nightingale (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521053242, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.382 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis study examines the influence of commercial interests on the expansion of the British Empire in Western India in the age of Cornwallis and Wellesley. It questions some of the assumptions which have been accepted as explanations of British imperialism in that part of India. The chief of these is that the reform of the East India Company's administration in the 1780s brought the policy of the Bombay presidency under the firm control of the governor-general in Bengal and of the Court of Directors and the Board of Control in London.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Traders and Governors\u003cbr\u003e 2. Western India\u003cbr\u003e 3. The survival of the Presidency, 1784–92\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Pepper trade and the administration of Malabar, 1792–1800\u003cbr\u003e 5. The shackles of Gujarat, 1784–1800\u003cbr\u003e 6. The thrust to the North, 1800–03\u003cbr\u003e 7. The conflict of interests, 1803–06\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\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":46006273900824,"sku":"9780521053242","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521053242i_628b3c3b-9422-47ee-ac79-c5b6230e0b1c.jpg?v=1694968756","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/trade-and-empire-in-western-india-1784-1806-paperback-9780521053242","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}