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The East India Company´s London Workers: Management of the Warehouse Labourers, 1800-1858
Margaret Makepeace
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Description for The East India Company´s London Workers: Management of the Warehouse Labourers, 1800-1858
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An assessment of how the East India Company managed the labourers in its London warehouses, which was one of the largest commercial workforces in its day. The East India Company, which was by 1800 a commercial organisation of unrivalled size and complexity managing a vast empire in Asia, also played a crucial role in the British economy, particularly in London, where the Company wasthe largest employer of civilian labour in the early nineteenth century, with thousands of workmen in its metropolitan warehouses. This book provides a detailed examination of the management strategies used by the Company to control its ... Read more
An assessment of how the East India Company managed the labourers in its London warehouses, which was one of the largest commercial workforces in its day. The East India Company, which was by 1800 a commercial organisation of unrivalled size and complexity managing a vast empire in Asia, also played a crucial role in the British economy, particularly in London, where the Company wasthe largest employer of civilian labour in the early nineteenth century, with thousands of workmen in its metropolitan warehouses. This book provides a detailed examination of the management strategies used by the Company to control its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843835851
SKU
V9781843835851
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
Reviews for The East India Company´s London Workers: Management of the Warehouse Labourers, 1800-1858
A richly textured history from below.
VICTORIAN STUDIES REVIEW
Makepeace writes well and her account of an easy to overlook aspect of imperialism should be known to readers of this Newsletter. Boydell Press has produced a well-crafted volume that is a fine example of the publisher's art.
BLACK & ASIAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
(reviewed together with ... Read more
VICTORIAN STUDIES REVIEW
Makepeace writes well and her account of an easy to overlook aspect of imperialism should be known to readers of this Newsletter. Boydell Press has produced a well-crafted volume that is a fine example of the publisher's art.
BLACK & ASIAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
(reviewed together with ... Read more