The Richest East India Merchant: The Life and Business of John Palmer of Calcutta, 1767-1836

Author:   Anthony Webster
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Volume:   v. 1
ISBN:  

9781843833031


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   22 June 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Anthony Webster
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Volume:   v. 1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.478kg
ISBN:  

9781843833031


ISBN 10:   1843833034
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   22 June 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Preface The World of John Palmer The Prince of Merchants The Management of Palmer and Co.: Strategies, Structures and Problems Parenthood and Patronage: Race, Kinship, Society and Anglo-Indian Business Culture John Palmer and the Politics of the East India Company Ruin and Failure 1820-1830 John Palmer's Life and Legacy Appendices Index

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(A) fascinating hybrid history-part personal biography, part business analysis. (...) It is in its rich evocation of the business context of early colonial Calcutta that Webster's study excels. (...) This is an illuminating, readable, and valuable study. ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW An important addition to the sparse literature on British commercial activities in India during the first third of the 19th century. ASIAN AFFAIRS, July 2008


(A) fascinating hybrid history-part personal biography, part business analysis. (...) It is in its rich evocation of the business context of early colonial Calcutta that Webster's study excels. (...) This is an illuminating, readable, and valuable study. ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW An importantThis is an illuminating, readable, and valuable study. ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW An important addition to the sparse literature on British


An important addition to the sparse literature on British commercial activities in India during the first third of the 19th century. ASIAN AFFAIRS, July 2008


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