Flagships of imperialism [[electronic resource] ] : the P & O Company and the politics of empire from its origins to 1867 / / Freda Harcourt

• Autore: Harcourt Freda
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 387.24320941; 387.542094109034
• Soggetto topico: Ocean liners - Great Britain - History; Ferries - Great Britain - History; Ocean travel - History - 19th century; Ocean travel - History - 20th century; Imperialism - History
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Foreign relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 Based chiefly on unpublished material from the P&O archives and the National Archives, and on contemporary official publications, the book covers the crucial period from the company's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 founder
• Titolo autorizzato: Flagships of imperialism
• ISBN: 1-78170-076-1; 1-84779-145-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465712603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)