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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462659103321

Autore

Kumagai Yukihisa

Titolo

Breaking into the monopoly [[electronic resource] ] : provincial merchants and manufacturers' campaigns for access to the Asian market, 1790-1833 / / by Yukihisa Kumagai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013

ISBN

1-283-85451-1

90-04-24177-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Library of economic history ; ; v. 4

Disciplina

382.095

382.095041

Soggetti

Monopolies - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Trade associations - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Asia Commerce Great Britain

Great Britain Commerce Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Defending the Monopoly: The East India Company, 1790's–1830's -- Challenging the Commercial Giant: The Glasgow East India Association, 1812–1813 -- Struggling for Lucrative Trade: The Glasgow East India Association, 1829–1833 -- Aiming for the Premier Port of the Empire: The Liverpool East India Association, 1812–1813 and 1829–1833 -- Searching for New Markets: The Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers, 1829–1833 -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Based on a number of historical documents, Breaking into the Monopoly examines how the commercial pressure groups of Glasgow, Liverpool, and Manchester organised nationwide campaigns to break into the British East India Company’s monopoly for free access to Asian markets from 1812-1813 and 1829-1833. The analysis includes various aspects of the campaigners’ motives, strategies, methods, and networks, as well as their relationship with the London mercantile society in nineteenth-century Britain. The author, Yukihisa Kumagai,



brings new insights to the question regarding the connection between the rapidly growing provincial mercantile and manufacturing interests and Britain’s economic and imperial policies during the Industrial Revolution.