Breaking into the Monopoly

Provincial Merchants and Manufacturers' Campaigns for Access to the Asian Market, 1790-1833

Yukihisa Kumagai, University of the Ryukyus, Japan

Based on a number of historical documents, Breaking into the Monopoly examines how the commercial pressure groups of Glasgow, Liverpool, and Manchester organised nationwide campaigns to break into the British East India Company’s monopoly for free access to Asian markets from 1812-1813 and 1829-1833. The analysis includes various aspects of the campaigners’ motives, strategies, methods, and networks, as well as their relationship with the London mercantile society in nineteenth-century Britain. The author, Yukihisa Kumagai, brings new insights to the question regarding the connection between the rapidly growing provincial mercantile and manufacturing interests and Britain’s economic and imperial policies during the Industrial Revolution.

Print Flyer

E-Newsletters

Google Books

Status:

New Title

€99.00$138.00

Author:

Yukihisa Kumagai

Category:

History - Economic History

BIC2:

British & Irish history, Economic history

Volume:

Series:

Library of Economic History

ISSN:

1877-3206

ISBN13:

9789004241725

Publication Year:

2012

Edition info:

Version:

Hardback

Publication Type:

Book

Pages, Illustrations:

xi, 237 pp.

Imprint:

BRILL

Language:

English

Biographical note Readership Table of contents

Biographical note

Yukihisa Kumagai, Ph.D. (2008), University of Glasgow, is Assistant Professor of Economics Course at University of the Ryukyus, Japan. He has published academic journal articles on British economic history in the UK and Japan.

Readership

Anyone interested in the histotry of the British East India Company as well as the growth of provincial cities in Britain during the period of the Industrial Revolution.

List of Tables and Figures
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Defending the Monopoly: The East India Company, 1790s–1830s
2. Challenging the Commercial Giant: The Glasgow East India Association, 1812–1813
3. Struggling for Lucrative Trade: The Glasgow East India Association, 1829–1833
4. Aiming for the Premier Port of the Empire: The Liverpool East India Association, 1812–1813 and 1829–1833
5. Searching for New Markets: The Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers, 1829–1833
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliographies
Index

€109.00$149.00

Series:

LEHI

Volume:

Version:

Hardback

ISBN13:

9789004214446

Status:

Available: In Print

In the Doorway to Development

Ragnhild Hutchison, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim

Drawing on literature such as the industrious revolution and consumer revolution, this book is a thorough study of the economic and structural changes taking place in the Norwegian economy prior to the Industrial revolution.

More information

€102.00$132.00

Series:

LEHI

Volume:

Version:

Hardback

ISBN13:

9789004189348

Status:

Available: In Print

The Birth of Modern Europe

Edited by Laura Cruz and Joel Mokyr

It seems undeniable that Jan de Vries has cast an indelible impression upon the field of early modern economic history. Utilizing the methods and concepts pioneered by de Vries, the contributors in this Festschrift display the depth and breadth of his influence, with applications ranging from ...

More information

€110.00$142.00

Series:

LEHI

Volume:

Version:

Hardback

ISBN13:

9789004175433

Status:

Available: In Print

Trading Places

Maartje van Gelder, University of Amsterdam

This book deals with the Netherlandish merchant community in early modern Venice. It analyses how these immigrant traders used their commercial position to secure a place in the city and shows the consequences of the changes in international commerce for Venetian society.

More information

No additional information