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Author Harcourt, Freda, author.

Title Flagships of imperialism : the P & O Company and the politics of empire from its origins to 1867.

Publication Info. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2006.

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Description 1 online resource (256 pages).
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Series Studies in Imperialism
Studies in imperialism.
Contents 'A large capital and great arrangements': P&O to 1840 -- Full steam ahead: west and east of Suez, 1840-45 -- From India to China: P&O and the opium trade, 1845-52 -- Competition and the route to Australia, 1847-57 -- Views from the boardroom, 1840-55 -- Nuts, bolts and money, 1843-65 -- Crisis and rescue, 1853-67.
Summary Flagships of Imperialism is the first scholarly monograph on the history of the P & O shipping company, and the first history of P & O to pay due attention to the context of nineteenth century imperial politics which so significantly shaped the company's development. Based chiefly on unpublished material from the P & O archives and the National Archives, and on contemporary official publications, the book covers the crucial period from the company's origins to 1867. After presenting new findings about the company's origins in the Irish transport industry, the book charts the extension of the founders' interests from the Iberian peninsula to the Mediterranean, India, China and Australia.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company -- History.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
History.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company -- Political activity.
Political participation.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
Public contracts -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Public contracts.
Great Britain.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Shipping -- Great Britain -- Colonies.
Shipping.
Colonies.
Ocean liners -- Great Britain -- History.
Ocean liners.
Ocean travel -- History -- 19th century.
Ocean travel.
Imperialism -- History.
Imperialism.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Commerce.
Commerce.
Chronological Term 1800 - 1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Added Author Palmer, Sarah.
Harcourt, Edward.
Other Form: Print version: Harcourt, Freda. Flagships of imperialism. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2006 9780719073939 (OCoLC)64555179
ISBN 9781847791450 electronic book
184779145X electronic book
9781781700761 electronic book
1781700761 electronic book