A Brief History of the British East India Company
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East India Company, international tradeAbstract
Between early 1600s and the mid-19th century, the British East India Company lead the establishment and expansion of international trade to Asia and subsequently leading to economic and political domination of the entire Indian subcontinent. It all started when the East India Company, or the “Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies”, as it was originally named, obtained a Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth I, granting it “monopoly at the trade with the East”. A joint stock company, shares owned primarily by British merchants and aristocrats, the East India Company had no direct link to the British government.
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"The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire" by William Dalrymple.
"The Honourable Company: A History of the English East India Company" by John Keay.
"The Rise and Fall of the British Empire" by Lawrence James (Includes a section on the EIC).
"Trading Places: The East India Company and Asia" edited by Richard J. B. Bosworth and Huw V. Bowen.
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