Isbn: 9789350981528 - the ascent of john company: form traders to rulers (1756-1787) [hardcover] g.s. cheema [jan 01, 2017] (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. The Ascent of John Company is the story of the founding of the British empire in India. The process of founding empires is rarely, if ever, edifying. It is invariably a sordid story of brutality and violence, tempered to some extent by blatant lies, corruption, skullduggery and intrigue. Robert Clive and Warren Hastings, the two names that come most readily to mind when one thinks of the founders, were no heroes in their times. …