2 The origins of the East India Company and the rise of non-Company commercial interests in Britain, India and Asia, 1600–1793

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE vii
4. 1 Introduction: The end of the East India Company, the historians and the evolution of Anglo-Indian commerce and politics 1
5. 2 The origins of the East India Company and the rise of non-Company commercial interests in Britain, India and Asia, 1600–1793 18
6. 3 War, politics and India: The battle for the East India Company trade monopoly, 1793–1813 39
7. 4 Accommodating free trade: India, the East India Company and the commercial revolution of 1814–1830 64
8. 5 Crisis and trade liberalisation 1830–1834: Financial chaos and the end of the East India Company’s commercial role and privileges 84
9. 6 Re-ordering Anglo-Asian commerce and politics: 1833–1847 104
10. 7 Crisis, the resurgence of London and the end of the East India Company: 1847–1860 129
11. 8 Conclusion: The decline of the East India Company and the evolution of British commercial and political interests in Asia, 1793–1860 151
12. Notes 165
13. Bibliography 189
14. Index 197