Unlike Dalrymple’s The Anarchy, this deals just with the East India Company’s early years. Howarth argues that it was more European than English in spirit.
Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978030025072525/10/2022
Categories: 02. New Year 2023: History, History, New Year 2023
Tags: British History, Empires & Colonialism, India
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