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The Richest East India Merchant: The Life and Business of John Palmer of Calcutta, 1767-1836
0₹1,295.00Discover the epic story of John Palmer, Calcutta’s richest East India merchant, who commanded a vast business empire in 19th-century British India. This compelling Indian business history details his innovative agency house, involved in banking, opium trade, and global shipping, and his unique ties with Indian society. Learn how Palmer’s personal life intertwined with his firm’s fate, culminating in a bankruptcy that triggered an unprecedented economic crisis across the British Indian Empire. A must-read for students of Indian history, economics, and colonial enterprise.
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The Twilight of the East India Company: The Evolution of Anglo-Asian Commerce and Politics, 1790-1860
0₹1,295.00Explore the dramatic twilight of the East India Company and the profound evolution of Anglo-Indian commerce and politics between 1790-1860. This pivotal period reshaped India’s economic landscape, detailing the struggle against trade monopolies, the impact of industrialisation, and the reverberations of the 1857 rebellion. Discover the intricate Anglo-Asian trade dynamics and political shifts that led to direct British rule. Essential reading for students of Indian history, economic scholars, and anyone keen to understand India’s complex colonial past and its far-reaching economic development.
