Human Capital and Empire: Scotland, Ireland, Wales and British Imperialism in Asia, C.1690C.1820
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Human Capital and Empire: Scotland, Ireland, Wales and British Imperialism in Asia, C.1690C.1820
By (Author) Andrew Mackillop
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
7th September 2021
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Colonialism and imperialism
325.320941
Physical Properties
Hardback
344
Width 156mm, Height 234mm, Spine 21mm
658g
Description
Human capital and empire compares the role of Scots, Irish and Welsh within the English East India Company between c. 1690 and c. 1820.
It focuses on why the three groups developed such distinctive and different profiles within the corporation and its wider colonial activities in Asia. Besides contributing to the national histories of Scotland, Ireland and Wales, it uses these societies to ask how poorer regions of Europe participated in global empire. The chapters cover involvement in the Companys administrative, military, medical, maritime and private trade activities. The analysis conceives of sojourning to Asia as a cycle of human capital, with human mobility used to access a key sector of world trade. As well as providing essential new statistical information on Irish, Scottish and Welsh participation, it makes a significant contribution to ongoing debates on the legacies of empire.
Author Bio
Andrew Mackillop is a Senior Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Glasgow
