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A business of state : commerce, politics, and the birth of the East India Company

Mishra, Rupali Raj, 1981- autho

Overview

A Business of State reveals how the English state took an active role in the creation and functioning of the East India Company in the early years of its existence, and, reciprocally, how institutions like the Company helped create the early Stuart state. To understand how the Company operated, the author delves into the political life of the body as well as constructing a richly detailed account of the interactions between the Company and the regime. Viewing politics and political engagement through the lens of the Company exposes a version of the English polity in which Company members regularly appeared before the monarch and privy council, saw themselves as active agents in government, and used the tools of public appeal to sway both Company and state policies. In return, monarch and privy council promoted and protected the Company, depended on Company expertise and resources, and shaped state policy objectives in response to Company needs and requirements.-- Provided by publisher

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Subject: East India Company History 17th century. / Corporations, British India History 17th century. / Business and politics England History 17th century. / England Economic conditions 17th century.
• ISBN: 9780674984561

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HF486.E6 M57 2018	1	BOOK	BUSINESS