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The East India Company
This is the first short history of the East India Company from its founding in 1600 to its demise in 1857, designed for students and academics. The Company was central to the growth of the British Empire in India, to the development of overseas trade, and to the rise of shareholder capitalism, so this survey will be essential reading for imperial and economic historians and historians of Asia alike. It stresses the neglected early years of the Company, and its intimate relationship with (and impact upon) the domestic British scene.
Montenegro
The newest member of the UN, Montenegro has vastly improved its infrastructure and offers superb eco-, adventure and sports facilities.
A Taste for Empire and Glory
In the decade and a half before his untimely death at 46, Philip Lawson had already achieved more than many historians. This posthumously published collection brings together his work on the British overseas expansion during the ’long’ 18th century and includes two previously unpublished essays. The first articles deal with general issues of approach and interpretation, with Canada and the thirteen colonies, and with India and the empire of tea. The final essays illustrate Anglo-Indian relations and the tea trade, showing the relationship between the establishment of Indian tea plantations, the growth of the tea trade, and the political and cultural impact of tea drinking on the British and their colonists. Taken together these studies make an outstanding contribution to the field, important to anyone interested in the history of Hanoverian Britain as an imperial power.
The Scandal of Empire
Many have told of the East India Company’s extraordinary excesses in eighteenth-century India, of the plunder that made its directors fabulously wealthy and able to buy British land and titles, but this is only a fraction of the story. When one of these men—Warren Hastings—was put on trial by Edmund Burke, it brought the Company’s exploits to the attention of the public. Through the trial and after, the British government transformed public understanding of the Company’s corrupt actions by creating an image of a vulnerable India that needed British assistance. Intrusive behavior was recast as a civilizing mission. In this fascinating, and devastating, account of the scandal that la...
Scandal
Are sex scandals simply trivial distractions from serious issues or can they help democratize politics? In 1820, George IV's "royal gambols" with his mistresses endangered the Old Oak of the constitution. When he tried to divorce Queen Caroline for adultery, the resulting scandal enabled activists to overcome state censorship and revitalize reform. Looking at six major British scandals between 1763 and 1820, this book demonstrates that scandals brought people into politics because they evoked familiar stories of sex and betrayal. In vibrant prose woven with vivid character sketches and illustrations, Anna Clark explains that activists used these stories to illustrate constitutional issues co...
Pumpkinnapper
EPIC Ebooks Contest Finalist in Historical Romance Ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and geese that go bump in the night! Geese? Henry, Baron Grey, called Hank, might have found ghoulies and ghosties as he lay in the dirt on this cold autumn night watching and waiting for pumpkin thieves. With widespread food shortages in 1816, this Year Without a Summer, pumpkinnappers—pumpkin kidnappers or pumpkin thieves—have threatened his friend Emily’s pumpkins. Instead, he got a goose. A big, mean goose who “watched” him in a very embarrassing place. Repeatedly. Any sane man would give up. But Emily is here—Emily, the special playmate of his youth. He could never let anything...
Would It Kill You to Smile?
Will Keats' father, a second-rate ventriloquist, wanted to be buried with his dummy, Dapper O'Dell. When Will decides to disinter the Dapper, the dummy is gone.
The Collected Works: Novels, Short Stories, Plays and Travel Sketches
William Somerset Maugham's 'The Collected Works: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, and Travel Sketches' offers readers a comprehensive insight into the diverse and prolific literary talents of the author. Known for his clear and concise writing style, Maugham's works often explore themes such as human nature, society, and the complexities of relationships. This collection includes a wide range of genres, showcasing Maugham's versatility as a writer and his keen observation of human behavior. Whether delving into the exotic settings of his travel sketches or the intricate character studies in his novels and short stories, Maugham's narratives are both engaging and thought-provoking. As a successf...
Aurora Holmes Mystery - Boss Hog
The city of Raleigh, N.C. is a wonderful and progressive city. Raleigh captures the beauty and friendliness of the Old South, while bringing in the Modern Day style of a great metropolis. Aurora Holmes has been asked to use her unmatched investigative ability to assist the FBI to unravel a mystery of the disappearance of a powerful man of the South. Senator Sam Houston, A. K. A. Boss Hog. Sam Houston owns the largest hog producing and processing empire in the United States. He is also one of the most powerful Senators representing the State of North Carolina.
