Book Description If you want to discover the captivating history of the East India Company, then keep reading…For years, the topic of the East India Company has fascinated historians as well as economists, anthropologists, sociologists, and other scholarly types. Some regard the Company as a prime example of an empire draining the resources of underprivileged people and destroying their entire cultures in a heartbeat. Others see it as the earliest corporate business enterprise and a precursor to modern capitalism. But with 258 years of activity, the East India Company can’t really be defined in these simple terms. It’s all of them yet so much more.Within this volume, we’d like to introduce the fascinating world of the EIC to you, with all of its bits and bobs and as uncut as possible. We’ll get to meet some of the fascinating people that shaped the Company, from various Indian royalty to different British servants of the EIC, as well as its detractors on both sides of the Eurasian landmass. But more importantly, we’ll get to see what made the petty English merchants embark upon the journey to the East and what made the Company rise from a trading business to a semi-independent country. And, consequently, what made it fall.In The East India Company: A Captivating Guide to the English Company That Was Created for the Exploitation of Trade with East and Southeast Asia and India, you will discover topics such as The Company’s First Century: Establishment and Growth of the EIC, Rivals, and Issues The Company’s Second Century: Growth and Expansion, Trade with China, Financial Crises, and "Statehood" The Company’s Third Century: The EIC’s Military Exploits, Indian Nationalism, Racial and Religious Ideologies, and the Dissolution of the EIC Effects of the EIC: Changes in the British Society, Impact on Local People Groups, and Growth of the British Empire Notable Individuals of the EIC Era And much, much more! So if you want to learn more about the history of the East India Company, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button! Customers Review: Great information on The East India Company. It shows how a company can lead most of the trading in certain areas of the world.
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Book Review Written January 30, 2020The East India Company: A Captivating Guide to the English Company That Was Created for the Exploitation of Trade with East and Southeast Asia and India, By Captivating HistoryKindle Edition (80 Pages)This is a concise history of England’s East India Company (EIC) the trading company that help transform the British Isles into the mighty British Empire. The SIC has fascinated historians as well as economists, anthropologists, sociologists, and other scholarly types for years.. Some regard the Company as a prime example of an empire draining the resources of underprivileged people and destroying their entire cultures in a heartbeat. Others see it as the earliest corporate business enterprise and a precursor to modern capitalism. However, with 258 years of activity, it not possible to define the EIC in such simple terms, because It’s all these thing, yet so much more. In this well written volume, the author chronicles the fascinating world of the EIC with all of its bits and pieces, both the good and the bad, and as uncut as possible. The reader is introduced to some of the fascinating people that shaped the Company, from various Indian royalty to different British servants of the EIC, as well as its detractors on both sides of the Eurasian landmass . But more importantly, you will get to see what made the petty English merchants embark upon the journey to the East and what made the Company rise from a trading business to a semi-independent country. And , finally, what made it fall.The author’s interesting, conversational narrative style presents the EIC’s history with an emphasis on the people who operated the company, and the diverse native peoples and cultures with who they interacted, in a manner that captures and holds the reader ‘s attention. The narrative provides an excellent, straight forward account that is engaging and readily comprehensible. It’s content is obviously well researched and is extensively foot noted to ensure maximum accuracy. The author provides excellent insights throughout the narrative regarding the social, political, economic, religious and cultural developments associated with the EIC operations within England, as well as the Asian countries it operated in. I really enjoyed this book because of the quality of the narrative and the information it provides. I strongly recommend this book to any reader that is interested history .
The most interesting part of this book, to me, was the trade of tea, sugar, and opium. The English public wanted tea and sugar, so the EIC (East India Company) traded those goods for opium (that the Chinese government didn’t want). Chinese merchants wouldn’t buy any European goods except cotton and opium. Before long, wars were fought over the EIC dumping steady amounts of opium in China.There’s also an interesting chapter on the Company’s army which was actually 3 different sections (Bengal, Bombay, and Madras). Through their efforts, the Company was the conqueror as well as the trading partner of the Indians.In the early years, the EIC treated the natives’ religion without interference. This is the way of most conquerors since ancient times in the Asian-Middle Eastern lands. When churches wanted to ‘Christianize the heathens’ the EIC tried to keep them away from the Hindi and Islamic population. Forced religious conversions engender civil unrest and rebellions. The EIC wanted no part of this. However, their 1813 charter forced them to allow missionaries into India.The English treated the Indians as lesser beings and then allowed missionaries to try to convert the ‘heathens.’ At about the same time, the British government was coming to the conclusion that it should take over the Company in India.This book offered a fine explanation of a complicated company in a very different time. How and why the EIC became powerful, what they did with their power and how they were finally brought down is all included. Additionally, the author explains how the company changed things then and in the years to follow.
The East India Company is very informative and concise,. England was not a super power until 1588 when its Navy beat the Spanish Armada. Shortly thereafter, English merchants persuaded the government to do business with India, and The East India Company was born, although it did not have this name at that time. I enjoyed reading about the political intrigue that utilized trade in opium, and tea and the wars that fractions fought over allowing the East India Company the means to control the entire subcontinent just like military conquerors. a complicated company utilizing trade, until the end of the company in 1857. We also find insight how the legacy of the company continued after 1857, when the British government took over the role of the company, both its business end and the military three branches, and that Britain remained in control of India until just after World War II because of the history of East India Company and the similar corporations of today.
There is more to this historical account than just the EIC (East India Company) There’s a history of India before, during and after the company is disbanded. It give insight into the Mughal Empire and the political intrigue that allowed the EIC to absorb country after country until they controlled the entire subcontinent. There’s an extensive biography at the end of the most important rulers and Governor Generals. It give insight into the abuses of an unregulated corporation that it mentions has similarities to similar corporations today. As always Captivating History has an easy to understand narrative.
I was thoroughly blown away by the information that I learned while reading this book. I had no idea that tea and sugar had any part with the opium wars. I knew a little bit about William Wilberforce and how he was fighting to abolish slavery but I didn’t realize what he had to do with the Eastern India Company (EIC). I would highly recommend this book. Another brilliant book from Captivating History. |
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