Land, law and empire : the origins of British territorial power in India / John Marriott.

Author/creator Marriott, John, 1944- author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionviii, 311 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Perspectives -- Tudor State, Chartered Companies and Colonization -- Passage to India -- Geopolitics of Trade and Settlement -- Madras -- Bombay -- Calcutta -- Retrospective.
Abstract "How did the East India Company become a fully-fledged colonial power in India? This innovative exploration of early British rule reveals determined territorial acquisition in the face of opposition from Mughal authorities and rival European powers which, though haphazard, laid the foundations for the huge annexations of land which followed"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Marriott, John, 1944- Land, law and empire Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025 9781009602099
Issued in other formebook version : 9781009602105
LCCN 2025006314
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