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Autore |
Harcourt Freda |
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Titolo |
Flagships of imperialism [[electronic resource] ] : the P & O Company and the politics of empire from its origins to 1867 / / Freda Harcourt |
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Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-78170-076-1 |
1-84779-145-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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387.24320941 |
387.542094109034 |
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Soggetti |
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Ocean liners - Great Britain - History |
Ferries - Great Britain - History |
Ocean travel - History - 19th century |
Ocean travel - History - 20th century |
Imperialism - History |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain Foreign relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Copyright Page; CONTENTS; TABLES; PREFACE; GENERAL EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION; INTRODUCTION: FLAGSHIPS OF IMPERIALISM; 1 'A large capital and great arrangements': P&O to 1840; 2 Full steam ahead: west and east of Suez, 1840-45; 3 From India to China: P&O and the opium trade, 1845-57; 4 Competition and the route to Australia, 1847-52; 5 Views from the boardroom, 1840-55; 6 Nuts, bolts and money, 1843-65; 7 Crisis and rescue, 1853-67; AFTERWORD: Sarah Palmer; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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