Breaking into the Monopoly : Provincial Merchants and Manufacturers' Campaigns for Access to the Asian Market, 1790-1833.

Breaking into the Monopoly : Provincial Merchants and Manufacturers' Campaigns for Access to the Asian Market, 1790-1833.

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In Breaking into the Monopoly, Yukihisa Kumagai examines how the commercial pressure groups of Glasgow, Liverpool, and Manchester organised campaigns to end the British East India Company's monopoly from 1812-1813 and 1829-1833.

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Author / Creator: Kumagai, Yukihisa.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint: Leiden : BRILL, 2012.
Series:Library of Economic History Ser.
Subjects:
East India Company > History.
Monopolies > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Trade associations > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Asia > Commerce > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Commerce > Asia.
Electronic books.
Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Breaking into the Monopoly
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Defending the Monopoly: The East India Company, 1790s-1830s
  • 2. Challenging the Commercial Giant: The Glasgow East India Association, 1812-1813
  • 3. Struggling for Lucrative Trade: The Glasgow East India Association, 1829-1833
  • 4. Aiming for the Premier Port of the Empire: The Liverpool East India Association, 1812-1813 and 1829-1833
  • 5. Searching for New Markets: The Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers, 1829-1833
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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