Flagships of imperialism : the P & O Company and the politics of empire from its origins to 1867.
Harcourt, Freda,
Flagships of imperialism : the P & O Company and the politics of empire from its origins to 1867. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (256 pages) - Studies in Imperialism . - Studies in imperialism. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'A large capital and great arrangements': P & O to 1840 -- Full steam ahead: west and east of Suez, 1840-45 -- From India to China: P & O and the opium trade, 1845-52 -- Competition and the route to Australia, 1847-57 -- Views from the boardroom, 1840-55 -- Nuts, bolts and money, 1843-65 -- Crisis and rescue, 1853-67.
Flagships of Imperialism is the first scholarly monograph on the history of the P & O shipping company, and the first history of P & O to pay due attention to the context of nineteenth century imperial politics which so significantly shaped the company's development. Based chiefly on unpublished material from the P & O archives and the National Archives, and on contemporary official publications, the book covers the crucial period from the company's origins to 1867. After presenting new findings about the company's origins in the Irish transport industry, the book charts the extension of the founders' interests from the Iberian peninsula to the Mediterranean, India, China and Australia.
English.
9781847791450 (electronic bk.) 184779145X (electronic bk.) 9781781700761 (electronic bk.) 1781700761 (electronic bk.) 1847796524 9781847796523
22573/ctt1554263 JSTOR
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company--History.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company--Political activity.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
1800-1899
Public contracts--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Shipping--Colonies.--Great Britain
Ocean liners--History.--Great Britain
Ocean travel--History--19th century.
Imperialism--History.
Paquebots--Histoire.--Grande-Bretagne
Impérialisme--Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION--Ships & Shipbuilding--Pictorial.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
British colonies.
Commerce.
Imperialism.
Ocean liners.
Ocean travel.
Political participation.
Public contracts.
Great Britain--Colonies--Commerce.
Grande-Bretagne--Colonies--Commerce.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HE945
387.542094109034
Flagships of imperialism : the P & O Company and the politics of empire from its origins to 1867. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (256 pages) - Studies in Imperialism . - Studies in imperialism. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'A large capital and great arrangements': P & O to 1840 -- Full steam ahead: west and east of Suez, 1840-45 -- From India to China: P & O and the opium trade, 1845-52 -- Competition and the route to Australia, 1847-57 -- Views from the boardroom, 1840-55 -- Nuts, bolts and money, 1843-65 -- Crisis and rescue, 1853-67.
Flagships of Imperialism is the first scholarly monograph on the history of the P & O shipping company, and the first history of P & O to pay due attention to the context of nineteenth century imperial politics which so significantly shaped the company's development. Based chiefly on unpublished material from the P & O archives and the National Archives, and on contemporary official publications, the book covers the crucial period from the company's origins to 1867. After presenting new findings about the company's origins in the Irish transport industry, the book charts the extension of the founders' interests from the Iberian peninsula to the Mediterranean, India, China and Australia.
English.
9781847791450 (electronic bk.) 184779145X (electronic bk.) 9781781700761 (electronic bk.) 1781700761 (electronic bk.) 1847796524 9781847796523
22573/ctt1554263 JSTOR
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company--History.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company--Political activity.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
1800-1899
Public contracts--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Shipping--Colonies.--Great Britain
Ocean liners--History.--Great Britain
Ocean travel--History--19th century.
Imperialism--History.
Paquebots--Histoire.--Grande-Bretagne
Impérialisme--Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION--Ships & Shipbuilding--Pictorial.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
British colonies.
Commerce.
Imperialism.
Ocean liners.
Ocean travel.
Political participation.
Public contracts.
Great Britain--Colonies--Commerce.
Grande-Bretagne--Colonies--Commerce.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HE945
387.542094109034