1st Edition
The Paradise Bank The Mercantile Bank of India, 1893–1984
282 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Mercantile Bank of India was one of a small band of British-managed banks which dominated Anglo-Eastern finance for most of the 20th century. Founded in London in 1893, the Mercantile inherited the business, branches, staff and even the distinctive cable address - Paradise, London - of its forerunner the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China. In the early 1900s the Mercantile... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Reprise, 1853-93; Rehabilitation, 1893-1913; Resurgence, 1913-1923; Resilience, 1923-35; Ready or not, 1935-47; Realignment, 1947-57; Reckoning, 1957-66; Removals, 1966-84; Review 1893-1984; Appendices; References; Index.
Biography
Green, Edwin; Kinsey, Sara
'...extremely well written and very effective in bringing alive the history of this small bank, which provides a very useful case study in British international banking.' Economic History Society
