Ian Barrow - The East India Company, 1600–1858: A Short History with Documents

PASSAGES: KEY MOMENTS IN HISTORY

The East India Company, 16001858

A Short History with Documents

PASSAGES: KEY MOMENTS IN HISTORY

The East India Company, 16001858

A Short History with Documents

Ian Barrow

Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Indianapolis/Cambridge

Copyright 2017 by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Barrow, Ian J., author.

Title: The East India Company, 1600/1858 : a short history with
documents / Ian Barrow.

Description: Indianapolis : Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., [2017] |
Series: Passages: Key moments in history | Includes bibliographical
references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016047052 | ISBN 9781624665967 (pbk.) |
ISBN 9781624665974 (cloth)

Subjects: LCSH: East India CompanyHistory. | East India Company
HistorySources. | BritishIndiaHistorySources.

Classification: LCC DS465 .B38 2017 | DDC 382.0941/05dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016047052

epub ISBN: 978-1-62466-611-7

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CONTENTS

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It has taken more than two years to research and write this book. My greatest debt goes to my wife, Dana, for her patience as I (endlessly) chatted about the seventeenth and eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, for her encouragement whenever I ran out of steam, and, most importantly, for her love. Along the way friends and colleagues have offered generous support and invaluable advice by reading the manuscript, discussing the ideas behind the book, or sharing their enthusiasm for the project. A heartfelt thank you to Andrew Amstutz, Febe Armanios, Michelle Baird, Hayden Bellenoit, Vivek Bhandari, Dan Brayton, Nat Caldwell, Maggie Clinton, Bo a Ergene, Philip Gould, Rebekah Irwin, Maya Joshi, Adam Lougee, Joyce Mao, Sonali Mishra, Paul Monod, Cynthia Packert, Sumathi Ramaswamy, Mark Rogers, A wadhendr a Sharan, and Kurt Suchomel. While writing the book I had my students in mind and I often shared drafts with my classes. The suggestions they offered were invariably thoughtful. Three anonymous reviewers provided detailed and helpful comments and I thank them for the considerable time they spent reading the manuscript and drafting their responses. Much of the writing was conducted while I was on sabbatical and I am grateful to Middlebury College for giving me that time. The book was first imagined in a conversation with Rick Todhunter on a cold winters afternoon in V ermont . Ever since that serendipitou s meeting, he has been an exemplary editor while his colleague Liz Wilson has expertly shepherded the book through production.

This book is dedicated to my mother, Yvonne. When I was a little boy she very often took me to visit castles, country estates, and museums spread across England and Wales. They were glorious trips, and since then she has never stopped sharing her delight in seeing and learning about the past. I could not have written this book without her love, inspiration, and encouragement.

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