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Provincial society and empire : the Cumbrian Counties and the East Indies, 1680-1829 /
"Over the long eighteenth century, thousands of men and women from the English provinces lived and worked in the East Indies. Yet the provincial commitment of human, financial and social capital to ventures in the East Indies has largely been disregarded. This book challenges the widely held vi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Suffolk, UK :
The Boydell Press is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd,
2018.
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| Colección: | Worlds of the East India Company ;
v. 14. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontcover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Glossary
- 1 The Provincial World and Global Encounters
- 2 Cumbrian Contexts, Patterns and Lives
- 3 Why Go to the East Indies?
- 4 â#x80;#x98;Passage to Indiaâ#x80;#x99;
- 5 Returning and Returns
- 6 Conclusion: â#x80;#x98;Use of Globesâ#x80;#x99;
- Appendices
- A East Indies Enumerated Cumbrian Men
- B East Indies Enumerated Cumbrian Women
- C East Indies Women, Associated Cumbrian Men and Their Children
- D Hudleston, Kin Connections and the East Indies
- E East Indies connections of the Winders, Stephensons and Fawcetts
- F East Indies connections of the Braddylls, Wilsons and Gales
- G Kin Connections of Catherine Holme
- H Kin Connections of Thomas Cust
- Bibliography
- Index.