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246 30 a| Improbable rise of the East India Company, 1550-1650;

260 a| New Haven :b| Yale University Press,c| [2023];

300 a| xiv, 459 pages, : illustrations (some color), maps ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-446) and index.;

505 0 a| The Smoky Ayer of Spanish Greatnes -- North Sea nations -- Merchants of Light -- Enlarging the bounds of human empire -- Raising the money -- Running the office -- A voyage exceedingly troublesome -- Oceans of wealth -- The flying Dutchmen -- A thing of so much difficultie -- Joseph at the Court of Pharaoh -- This hopefullest trade -- Seven merchants of Japan -- Goodnight Amsterdam -- Deadlock -- Deliverance.;

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520 8 a| The East India Company was the largest commercial enterprise in British history, yet its roots in Tudor England are often overlooked. The Tudor revolution in commerce led ambitious merchants to search for new forms of investment, not least in risky overseas enterprises-and for these "adventurers" the most profitable bet of all would be on the Company.0Through a host of stories and fascinating details, David Howarth brings to life the Company's way of doing business-from the leaky ships and petty seafarers of its embattled early days to later sweeping commercial success. While the Company's efforts met with disappointment in Japan, they sowed the seeds of success in India, setting the outline for what would later become the Raj. Drawing on an abundance of sources, Howarth shows how competition from European powers was vital to success-and considers whether the Company was truly "English" at all, or rather part of a Europe-wide movement.;

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Adventurers the improbable rise of the East India Company, 1550-1650 / David Howarth.

Author/creator	Howarth, David, 1950-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023]
Description	xiv, 459 pages, : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	East India Company Great Britain--Commerce. --Asia. --History. Asia--Commerce. --Great Britain. --History. Great Britain--Relations. --Asia. Asia--Relations. --Great Britain.

Portion of title	Improbable rise of the East India Company, 1550-1650
Contents	The Smoky Ayer of Spanish Greatnes -- North Sea nations -- Merchants of Light -- Enlarging the bounds of human empire -- Raising the money -- Running the office -- A voyage exceedingly troublesome -- Oceans of wealth -- The flying Dutchmen -- A thing of so much difficultie -- Joseph at the Court of Pharaoh -- This hopefullest trade -- Seven merchants of Japan -- Goodnight Amsterdam -- Deadlock -- Deliverance.
Summary	The East India Company was the largest commercial enterprise in British history, yet its roots in Tudor England are often overlooked. The Tudor revolution in commerce led ambitious merchants to search for new forms of investment, not least in risky overseas enterprises-and for these "adventurers" the most profitable bet of all would be on the Company.0Through a host of stories and fascinating details, David Howarth brings to life the Company's way of doing business-from the leaky ships and petty seafarers of its embattled early days to later sweeping commercial success. While the Company's efforts met with disappointment in Japan, they sowed the seeds of success in India, setting the outline for what would later become the Raj. Drawing on an abundance of sources, Howarth shows how competition from European powers was vital to success-and considers whether the Company was truly "English" at all, or rather part of a Europe-wide movement.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-446) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2022946489
ISBN	9780300250725
ISBN	030025072X

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