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As is true of studies of other long-lived institutions, most investigations of the English East India Company, 1600-1858, are simultaneously expansive and specific. The Company’s primary records provide rich, local detail, while its temporal breadth and geographic reach allow global generalizations. This behemoth of the early modern world was a trading firm that devolved into an imperial state. The East India Company gave the world innovations in accounting, finance, and risk management. Its ... |
