In 1747, the city of Kerman in Persia burned amidst chaos, destruction and death perpetrated by the city's own overlord, Nader Shah. After the violent overthrow
This groundbreaking study examines how the East India Company founded an empire in India at the same time it started losing ground in business. For over 200 yea
A ground-breaking collection of essays that explores the place of the Dutch and English East India Companies in Asia and the nature of their interactions with A