Land, law and empire : the origins of British territorial power in India / John Marriott.
| Author/creator | Marriott, John, 1944- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | viii, 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online 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 form | ebook version : 9781009602105 |
| LCCN | 2025006314 |
| ISBN | 9781009602082 |
| ISBN | 9781009602075 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1009602071 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | 100960208X paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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