Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650 by Howarth, David
Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650 by Howarth, David

Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650

"Overflowing with surprises."--William Dalrymple, The Spectator "Essential reading."--Dan Jones, Times (UK) "Fascinating and authoritative."--Jerry Brotton The unlikely...
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Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650 by Howarth, David

Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650

$375.34
Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650 by Howarth, David

Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650

$375.34
Author: David Howarth
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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"Overflowing with surprises."--William Dalrymple, The Spectator

"Essential reading."--Dan Jones, Times (UK)

"Fascinating and authoritative."--Jerry Brotton

The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company--from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch--to laying the groundwork for future British expansion

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.

Through 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.

Author: David Howarth
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 02/06/2024
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 7.79h x 5.10w x 1.42d
ISBN: 9780300276497

About the Author
David Howarth is emeritus professor at Edinburgh University. He is the author of Lord Arundel and His Circle, Images of Rule, and The Invention of Spain, and editor of Art and Patronage in the Caroline Courts.
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