Flagships of imperialism : the P & O Company and the politics of empire from its origins to 1867.
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 un...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Studies in imperialism.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| 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 Based chiefly on unpublished material from the P & O archives and the National Archives, and on contemporary official publications, the book covers the crucial period from the company's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. |
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| Item Description: | Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847791450 184779145X 9781781700761 1781700761 1847796524 9781847796523 |
