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Flagships of Imperialism: The P & O Company and the Politics of Empire from Its Origins to 1867
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Artikel-Nr:
9780719073939
Veröffentl:
2006
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.09.2006
Seiten:
224
Autor:
Freda Harcourt
Gewicht:
528 g
Format:
249x167x28 mm
Serie:
Studies in Imperialism (Hardco
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Freda Harcourt was until her retirement Senior Lecturer in History at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. Edward Harcourt is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Ethics and the Philosophy of Language at the University of Kent. Sarah Palmer is Professor of Maritime History and Director of the Greenwich Maritime Institute, the University of Greenwich.
"Flagships of Imperialism" is the first scholarly monograph on the history of the P&O shipping company, and the first history of P&O to pay due attention to the context of nineteenth century imperial politics which so significantly shaped the company's development. Based chiefly on unpublished material from the P&O archives and the National Archives, and on contemporary official publications, the book covers the crucial period from the company's origins to 1867. "Flagships of Imperialism" will be of interest to transport and company historians and to historians of the British empire alike, as well as to anyone interested in the history of British ships and shipping in the nineteenth century.
Introduction 1. 'A Large Capital and Great Arrangements': P&O to 1840 2. Full Steam Ahead: West and East of Suez, 1840-1845 3. From India to China: P&O and the Opium Trade, 1845-57 4. Competition and the Route to Australia, 1847-52 5. Views from the Boardroom, 1840-55 6. Nuts, Bolts and Money, 1843-65 7. Crisis and Rescue, 1853-67 Afterword by Sarah Palmer Bibliography