Listen free for 30 days
-
The East India Company: A History From Beginning to End
- Narrated by: John Riddle
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
The East India Company: A History From Beginning to End
Buy Now for $9.34
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's Summary
Founded at the dawn of the 17th century as European nations were establishing global empires, the English East India Company would become a vital part of burgeoning British supremacy. Begun as a joint-stock company for trade with the East Indies, this organization would evolve into one of the world's first capitalistic corporations.
Inside you will hear about....
- Founding of the East India Company
- Struggling, Building, and Growing with Violence
- The East India Company Enters the 18th Century
- The British Government Steps In
- China and the Opium Trade
- The 19th Century and Growing British Involvement
- The End of the East India Company
Over the course of their 250+ years, they've built a global trading empire, raised an army and waged war, and conquered vast territory, including the entire subcontinent of India. Without their involvement, the British presence in India would look very different in the historical record. Though the company was dissolved by 1874, their influence on world history cannot be overstated.