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Merchant kings : when companies ruled the world, 1600-1900

Bown, Stephen R.2010
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'Merchant Kings' tells the story of the trading companies that monopolised vast territories all over the world during the first great period of globalisation. The leaders of these companies exercised dictatorial power over millions of people, this book examines their rise and fall in the centuries before colonialism and empire.
Imprint:
London : Conway, 2010.
Collation:
272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781844861149 (hbk)1844861147 (hbk)
Dewey class:
382'.065382.065
Language:
English
BRN:
1596985
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