'xxx;a straightforward and clear narrativexxx;Lawson has provided both an accurate guide to the main debates and a means of pursuing the subject further through more detailed reading.The Times Literary Supplement

• Chapter 1 England and the East in the Sixteenth Century; Chapter 2 The Formative Years: 1600–60; Chapter 3 The Restoration of the Company and its Trade: 1660–1709; Chapter 4 The Company’s Expanding Universe: 1709–48; Chapter 5 From Trading Company To Political Power: 1748–63; Chapter 6 The Fall From Grace: 1763–84; Chapter 7 The Company Set Adrift: 1784–1813; Chapter 8 The Lull and the Storm: 1813–57;

'xxx;a straightforward and clear narrativexxx;Lawson has provided both an accurate guide to the main debates and a means of pursuing the subject further through more detailed reading.The Times Literary Supplement

• Chapter 1 England and the East in the Sixteenth Century; Chapter 2 The Formative Years: 1600–60; Chapter 3 The Restoration of the Company and its Trade: 1660–1709; Chapter 4 The Company’s Expanding Universe: 1709–48; Chapter 5 From Trading Company To Political Power: 1748–63; Chapter 6 The Fall From Grace: 1763–84; Chapter 7 The Company Set Adrift: 1784–1813; Chapter 8 The Lull and the Storm: 1813–57;

'xxx;a straightforward and clear narrativexxx;Lawson has provided both an accurate guide to the main debates and a means of pursuing the subject further through more detailed reading.The Times Literary Supplement

• Chapter 1 England and the East in the Sixteenth Century; Chapter 2 The Formative Years: 1600–60; Chapter 3 The Restoration of the Company and its Trade: 1660–1709; Chapter 4 The Company’s Expanding Universe: 1709–48; Chapter 5 From Trading Company To Political Power: 1748–63; Chapter 6 The Fall From Grace: 1763–84; Chapter 7 The Company Set Adrift: 1784–1813; Chapter 8 The Lull and the Storm: 1813–57;