The making of India : the untold story of British enterprise / Kartar Lalvani.
The making of India : the untold story of British enterprise / Kartar Lalvani.
The making of India : the untold story of British enterprise / Kartar Lalvani.
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Publisher
London : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/2179
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 433 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1.The Argument: Balance and Perspective -- 2.The East India Company: Ambitions to Rule the Waves -- 3.Routes to India -- 4.Ships and Shipbuilding: The Age of Steam -- 5.Ports, Harbours and Lighthouses -- 6.Canals and Water Supplies -- 7.Roads: Leaving No Stone Unturned -- 8.Mail Services, the Telegr...
22.Diaspora: Migration and Opportunity.
Publication information
Publisher
London : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2016.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The story of this book begins in the seventeenth century, when a small sea-faring island, one tenth the size of the Indian subcontinent, despatched sailing ships over 11,000 miles on a five-month trading journey in search of new opportunities. In the end they helped build a new nation. The sheer audacity and scale of such an endeavour, the courage...
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The making of India : the untold story of British enterprise / Kartar Lalvani.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience note
Adult.
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Also issued online.
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©2016.
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G 2016/2179
Record Identifier
74VKVP0jGObM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVP0jGObM
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ISBN
9781472924827 (hardback)
DDC
954.03
MMS ID
991023996212602626
