Bibliograph

Empire, incorporated, the corporations that built British colonialism, Philip J. Stern

Type

Label

Empire, incorporated, the corporations that built British colonialism, Philip J. Stern

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Empire, incorporated

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1345218211

Responsibility statement

Philip J. Stern

Sub title

the corporations that built British colonialism

Summary

"Historians typically regard the British Empire as a state project aided by corporations. Philip Stern turns this view on its head, arguing that corporations drove colonial expansion and governance, creating an overlap between sovereign and commercial power that continues to shape the relationship between nations and corporations to this day"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Incorporating empire -- Initial public offerings: the age of discovery -- Municipal bonds: the age of crisis -- Corporate finance: the age of projects -- Hostile takeovers: the age of revolutions -- Corporate innovations: the age of reform -- Limiting liabilities: the age of imperialism -- Epilogue: winding up

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