TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mishra,Rupali Raj
TI  - A business of state: commerce, politics, and the birth of the East India Company 
T2  - Harvard historical studies
SN  - 9780674984561
AV  - HF 486.E6 M57 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - East India Company
KW  - History
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Corporations, British
KW  - India
KW  - Business and politics
KW  - England
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - A Business of State reveals how the English state took an active role in the creation and functioning of the East India Company in the early years of its existence, and, reciprocally, how institutions like the Company helped create the early Stuart state. To understand how the Company operated, the author delves into the political life of the body as well as constructing a richly detailed account of the interactions between the Company and the regime. Viewing politics and political engagement through the lens of the Company exposes a version of the English polity in which Company members regularly appeared before the monarch and privy council, saw themselves as active agents in government, and used the tools of public appeal to sway both Company and state policies. In return, monarch and privy council promoted and protected the Company, depended on Company expertise and resources, and shaped state policy objectives in response to Company needs and requirements.--
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