This book takes a new approach to the rise of large scale companies in Victorian England, including the Bank of England and East India Company, locating their origins in social and political practice.
This book takes a new approach to the rise of large scale companies in Victorian England, including the Bank of England and East India Company, locating their origins in social and political practice.
Timothy L. Alborn is Associate Professor of History and Social Studies at Harvard University. He has published articles on economic language and culture, and on the history of science, in journals including Victorian Studies, Science in Context, and History of Political Economy.
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Chapter 1 Introduction: Companies and States Part I Sovereign Companies Chapter 2 Democratic Despot Chapter 3 Reluctant Sovereign Part II Joint-Stock Banks Chapter 4 Representatives of the People Chapter 5 Shifting Gears Chapter 6 Doing Enormous Things Part III Railways Chapter 7 Early Railways and the Machinery of Joint-Stock Politics Chapter 8 Railway Republics and Bureaucratic Visions, 1860-75 Chapter 9 Railways Against Democracy, 1875-1914 Chapter 10 Conclusion
Chapter 1 Introduction: Companies and States Part I Sovereign Companies Chapter 2 Democratic Despot Chapter 3 Reluctant Sovereign Part II Joint-Stock Banks Chapter 4 Representatives of the People Chapter 5 Shifting Gears Chapter 6 Doing Enormous Things Part III Railways Chapter 7 Early Railways and the Machinery of Joint-Stock Politics Chapter 8 Railway Republics and Bureaucratic Visions, 1860-75 Chapter 9 Railways Against Democracy, 1875-1914 Chapter 10 Conclusion
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