Maritime Enterprise and Empire. Sir William Mackinnon and his business network, 1823-1893

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Author(s) Munro, J Forbes
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2003
Pages 525pp; illus
Publisher Boydell Press
Place Published Woodbridge

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Name Diplomatic issues inc imperialism

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Wadsworth Prize Winner Publications

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Winner of the Wadsworth Prize for Business History, 2003. Scholarly work combining business, maritime and imperial history. Deals in detail with Mackinnon and his business empire and its progressive extension to India, Persian Gulf, East and Central Africa, Australia, etc, to form the world's largest maritime and mercantile conglomerate. Seeks to identify and analyse key factors behind this achievement. At the same time examines Mackinnon's relationship with British formal and informal imperialism, notably in connection with the Imperial British East Africa Co. Includes much about the latter, British India Steam Navigation Co, Australasian United Steam Navigation Co, Gray Dawes & Co, P&O, etc