03259nam 2200697 a 450 991046571260332120200520144314.01-78170-076-11-84779-145-X(CKB)2560000000085642(EBL)1069558(OCoLC)818847269(SSID)ssj0000747072(PQKBManifestationID)12288844(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747072(PQKBWorkID)10699554(PQKB)10111144(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085786(MiAaPQ)EBC1069558(Au-PeEL)EBL1069558(CaPaEBR)ebr10623306(CaONFJC)MIL843672(EXLCZ)99256000000008564220121129d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFlagships of imperialism[electronic resource] the P & O Company and the politics of empire from its origins to 1867 /Freda HarcourtManchester Manchester University Press20061 online resource (256 p.)Studies in imperialismDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-7393-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; INDEXFlagships 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 Based chiefly on unpublished material from the P&O archives and the National Archives, and on contemporary official publications, the book covers the crucial period from the company's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 founderStudies in imperialism (Manchester, England)Ocean linersGreat BritainHistoryFerriesGreat BritainHistoryOcean travelHistory19th centuryOcean travelHistory20th centuryImperialismHistoryGreat BritainForeign relationsElectronic books.Ocean linersHistory.FerriesHistory.Ocean travelHistoryOcean travelHistoryImperialismHistory.387.24320941387.542094109034Harcourt Freda935623MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465712603321Flagships of imperialism2107557UNINA