| Description |
1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in Imperialism |
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Studies in imperialism.
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| Contents |
'A large capital and great arrangements': P & O to 1840 -- Full steam ahead: west and east of Suez, 1840-45 -- From India to China: P & O and the opium trade, 1845-52 -- Competition and the route to Australia, 1847-57 -- Views from the boardroom, 1840-55 -- Nuts, bolts and money, 1843-65 -- Crisis and rescue, 1853-67 |
| Summary |
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 Based chiefly on unpublished material from the P & O archives and the National Archives, and on contemporary official publications, the book covers the crucial period from the company's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. After presenting new findings about the company's origins in the Irish transport industry, the book charts the extension of the founders' interests from the Iberian peninsula to the Mediterranean, India, China and Australia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company -- History
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Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company -- Political activity
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| SUBJECT |
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company fast |
| Subject |
Public contracts -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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Shipping -- Great Britain -- Colonies
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Ocean liners -- Great Britain -- History
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Ocean travel -- History -- 19th century
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Imperialism -- History
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TRANSPORTATION -- Ships & Shipbuilding -- Pictorial.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
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British colonies
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Commerce
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Imperialism
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Ocean liners
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Ocean travel
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Political participation
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Public contracts
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Commerce.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056635
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Palmer, Sarah, 1943-
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Harcourt, Edward
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| ISBN |
9781847791450 |
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184779145X |
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9781781700761 |
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1781700761 |
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1847796524 |
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9781847796523 |
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