The East India Companies.
Desjonquères Editions| N° d'inventaire | 31669 |
| Format | 14.5 x 22.5 |
| Détails | 322 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782494500150 |
On May 20, 1498, three Portuguese ships, after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, reached the coast of the East Indies. This major event in world history inaugurated a long period of exchanges between Westerners and Easterners.
Each major European nation, eager to have its own East India Company, established powerful institutions that enjoyed a monopoly on trade and maritime relations. The development of their fleets transformed this adventure into a maritime epic. The growing demand for Asian products led the Companies to compete for the conquest of new markets. Gradually established throughout the East Indies, they became formidable power machines, an essential element in the process of European conquest of the world.
Philippe Haudrère's book was the first comparative approach to the various East India Companies and remains an essential reference. In this new edition, Gérard Le Bouëdec offers, in a rich preface, an overview of the avenues of research that deepen our understanding of this key period in European history.
On May 20, 1498, three Portuguese ships, after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, reached the coast of the East Indies. This major event in world history inaugurated a long period of exchanges between Westerners and Easterners.
Each major European nation, eager to have its own East India Company, established powerful institutions that enjoyed a monopoly on trade and maritime relations. The development of their fleets transformed this adventure into a maritime epic. The growing demand for Asian products led the Companies to compete for the conquest of new markets. Gradually established throughout the East Indies, they became formidable power machines, an essential element in the process of European conquest of the world.
Philippe Haudrère's book was the first comparative approach to the various East India Companies and remains an essential reference. In this new edition, Gérard Le Bouëdec offers, in a rich preface, an overview of the avenues of research that deepen our understanding of this key period in European history.