The corporation that changed the world : how the East India Company shaped the modern multinational / / Nick Robins
| The corporation that changed the world : how the East India Company shaped the modern multinational / / Nick Robins |
| Autore | Robins Nick |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p. ) : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 382.0941054 |
| Soggetto topico |
International business enterprises - Great Britain - History
International business enterprises - Moral and ethical aspects - Great Britain - History International business enterprises - Government policy - Great Britain - History Industry International business enterprises - History - Moral and ethical aspects - Great Britain International business enterprises - Government policy - History - Great Britain Commerce Business & Economics Commerce - General |
| Soggetto non controllato |
History
East India Company Economics British Empire India China Bengal London Monopoly Opium |
| ISBN | 1-84964-691-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910166652603321 |
Robins Nick
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| London, : Pluto, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Pursuit of Pleasure : Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900 / / Rudi Matthee
| The Pursuit of Pleasure : Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900 / / Rudi Matthee |
| Autore | Matthee Rudolph P. <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J. : , : Princeton Univ. Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 346 p. ) : ill., map ; |
| Disciplina | 362.2909550903 |
| Soggetto topico |
Opium
Genussmittel |
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Abrah
Abu Bakr Adamiyat, Firaydun Agha Parvanah Agriculture et maison rustique Alamut Anis al-Dawlah Azerbaijan Baghdad Banyans Batavia Bengal, and tea supply Bihbahan, and opium cultivation Buckingham, James Burujird Bushihr Cairo Canton Carmelites Chahar Bagh Coffeehouses Cruydeboeck Daghistan Damascus Dawraq Early modern period Edict of Sincere Repentance Erzurum Eunuchs Fars Fryer, John, on coffee Genoa Ghaznavids Ghulams Hajji Muhammad Herat Himam al-thawaqib Ihtisham al-Saltanah Indian Ocean Jesuits Jews Kadizadeli movement Kalantar Kamal al-Din Karun River Khurasan Kirmanshah Lisbon Mahmud Ghalzai Malabar Mikhri Khan Nahavand Opium Ossetians |
| ISBN | 1-4008-3260-8 |
| Classificazione | 15.75 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover Page -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Note on Transliteration -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: Safavid Period -- Chapter 1: General Overview: Iran between 1500 and 1900 -- Chapter 2: Wine in Safavid Iran I: Between Excess and Abstention -- Chapter 3: Wine in Safavid Iran II: Ambivalence and Prohibition -- Chapter 4: Opium in Safavid Iran: The Assimilated Drug -- Chapter 5: Tobacco in Safavid Iran: Pleasure and Proscription -- Chapter 6: Coffee in Safavid Iran: Commerce and Consumption -- Part II: Qajar Period -- Chapter 7: Wine in Qajar Iran: From Flouting the Religious Law to Flaunting Unbelief -- Chapter 8: Opium and Tobacco in Qajar Iran: From Pleasure to Crash Crop and Emblem of the Nation -- Chapter 9: From Coffee to Tea: Shifting Patterns of Consumption in Qajar Iran -- Chapter 10: Drinking Tea in the Qahvah-khanah: The Politics of Consumption in Qajar Iran -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996248346503316 |
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| Princeton, N.J. : , : Princeton Univ. Press, , [2011] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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