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Mr. Smith goes to China, three Scots in the making of Britain's global empire, Jessica Hanser

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Mr. Smith goes to China, three Scots in the making of Britain's global empire, Jessica Hanser

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mr. Smith goes to China

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jessica Hanser

Sub title

three Scots in the making of Britain's global empire

Summary

An illuminating account of global commerce in the eighteenth-century Indian Ocean world as seen through the lives of three Scottish traders This book delves into the lives of three Scottish private traders-George Smith of Bombay, George Smith of Canton, and George Smith of Madras-and uses them as lenses through which to explore the inner workings of Britain's imperial expansion and global network of trade, revealing how an unstable credit system and a financial crisis ultimately led to greater British intervention in India and China

Target audience

adult

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Three Scots in the making of Britain's global empire

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