Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES vi
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix
5. ABBREVIATIONS xi
6. One INTRODUCTION 1
7. Two THE EAST INDIA COMPANY WAREHOUSES 17
8. Three THE WAREHOUSE LABOURERS 40
9. Four MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: INCENTIVES, REWARDS AND BENEVOLENCE 67
10. Five MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: SYSTEMS OF INTERNAL CONTROL 94
11. Six THE ROYAL EAST INDIA VOLUNTEERS: THE ‘UNION OF CIVIL AND MILITARY DEPENDENCE’ 113
12. Seven THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EAST INDIA COMPANY AND ITS LONDON WAREHOUSE LABOURERS 140
13. Eight THE WAREHOUSE CLOSURES 156
14. Nine MANAGEMENT OF THE WAREHOUSE LABOURERS AND PENSIONERS 1838–1858 183
15. Ten CONCLUSION: ‘GOOD MASTERS TO THE LOWER CLASS OF THEIR DEPENDENTS’ 195
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 201
17. INDEX 225