The trading world of Asia and the English East India Company, 1660-1760 /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
K. N. Chaudhuri.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Digitally printed first paperback version.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xviii, 628 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"First published 1978"--T.p. verso.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The international economy and the East India trade -- A formal theoretical model of the East India Company's trade -- The structure of early trade and the pattern of commercial settlements in Asia -- The evolution of the Company's trading system: operation and policy 1660-1760 -- Long-term trends and fluctuations 1660-1760 -- Politics of trade -- Markets, merchants, and the Company -- The export of treasure and the monetary system -- The structure of country trade in Asia -- Export of European commodities -- The Company and the Indian textile industry -- The Company's trade in textiles -- Pepper -- Import of bulk goods -- Raw silk -- Coffee -- Imports from China -- Financial results -- Conclusion -- Appendices: Notes on the statistical tables of the East India Company's trade -- Time-series analysis of the East India Company's exports and imports -- The econometric estimation of the trading model -- The grouped list and the glossary of Indian textile types -- The statistical tables of the Company's trade.