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Routledge
The East India Company played a major part in the growth of Britain's empire. Its functions went beyond those of a trading concern and merged military force, government and colonization with economic expansion. This six-volume work covers the history of the Company from its origins in 1599-1600. This comprehensive collection contains reprinted first-hand sources, scholarly surveys, and... Read more
Volume 1. England's Quest of Eastern Trade William Foster (facsimile reprint of the 1933 edition) Volume 2. Problems of Empire: Britain and India, 1757-1813 Peter Marshall (facsimile reprint of the 1968 edition) Volume 3. Considerations on India Affairs, 1772 William Bolts (reprinted facsimile), A View of the Rise, Progress and Present State of the English Government in Bengal, 1772 Harry Verelst (reprinted facsimile) Volume 4. Trade, Finance and Power (a collection of reprinted contemporary articles and extracts) Volume 5. Warfare, Expansion and Resistance (a collection of reprinted contemporary articles and extracts). Volume 6. The east India Company 1784-1834 C.H. Philips (1940)
Biography
Patrick Tuck
'Scholars are provided with a valuable set of articles which will give them a thorough introduction to academic discourse on the character and motivations of the East India Company's involvement in 'Indian affairs'' - Michael Mann, Asienforum 1-2/99
'the compilation of the six volumes is a good approach, offering students a selection of materials on the history of organisation,administration,trade,colonial penetration, warfare abroad and political struggles at home' -- Michael Mann, Asienforum
