{"product_id":"the-east-india-company-trade-and-conquest-from-1600","title":"The East India Company: Trade and Conquest from 1600","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is a historical chronicle of the most powerful corporation in world history  beautifully illustrated with full-color paintings  photographs  and maps. Established by Royal Charter in 1600  the East India Company was  and remains to this day  the largest and most powerful multinational business the world has ever seen. It controlled over half the worlds trade and a quarter of its population. It singlehandedly ruled India  raised its own army and navy  minted its own currency  and traded with every corner of the globe. It also trafficked in opium  greed  and brutal oppression  sowing the seeds that would lead to its downfall-and absorption by the British Crown. The East India Company describes how \"the Honourable Company\" created its extraordinary trading empire by introducing an exotic cache of tea  silks  porcelain  cashmere  and spices to a luxury-starved England. It also explains how the company conducted its day-to-day business at home and in the East  through colorful figures such as Captain James Skinner and John Nicholson; how the opulent daily life of East India Company rulers amongst the ruled led to \"the Mutiny\"; and why Indias first war of independence spelled an end not only to the company itself  but  eventually  to an entire empire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945955946549,"sku":"ByrdShop_1585740594","price":61.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781585740598_f8c51371-3796-4db8-b20b-2fdb00f72c78.jpg?v=1772072886","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-east-india-company-trade-and-conquest-from-1600","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}