European Commercial Enterprise in Pre-Colonial India (The New Cambridge History of India)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (662 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521257581 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 398 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Useful, and comparatively accessible N. Clarke This is an up-to-date and concise account of the commercial activities of European traders in Asia between 1500 and 1800. While the pages of tables, graphs and pie charts may make all but the real enthusiast's eyes glaze over, the figures tend to illustrate rather than dominate - unlike in some of the denser tomes in the subject area.The approach is largely comparative, and covers both private and chartered trading by all major European players in East Asia (including the Danish and Ostend Companies). There is an emphasis upon material relating to the Dutc
"Analyzes European trading operations in precolonial India." Journal of Economic Literature"a very valuable work." Douglas E. Haynes, Pacific Affairs"a scholarly and informative survey.a clear picture of the Indian economic structure in the pre-colonial period" The International History Review"this is an amazingly erudite and encompassing book, which ably serves its primary function of offering a survey of the first three centuries of Indo-European commerce" John Adams, Eh.Net
European traders first appeared in India at the end of the fifteenth century and established corporate enterprises in the region, such as the English and Dutch East India companies. By documenting the existing literature, the author provides a fascinating overview of the impact of European trade on the precolonial Indian economy that will be of value to students of Indian, European and colonial history.. This volume considers how, over a span of three centuries, the Indian economy expanded and was integrated into the premodern world economy as a result of these interactions