Davies, Timothy, (Researcher in history) (2012) British private trade networks in the Arabian seas, c.1680-c.1760. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This thesis explores the networks of British private trade based in the Arabian Seas,
between c.1680 and c.1760, with a focus on the period between 1700 and 1740. It
draws from the extensive records of the East India Company and numerous
collections of private papers to look at how this mercantile trade was shaped,
organised and constrained by the particular circumstances of the western Indian
Ocean region. The unusual constellation of economic and political factors within the
world of the Arabian Seas affected British private trade in significant ways during the
pre-colonial period: political turmoil, piracy and commercial competition placed
constraints on the successful operation of commerce. Shifting regional dynamics also
underpinned the growth and greater success of private trade in the second half of the
period under review. The thesis is therefore concerned with how British merchants
conducted trade as part of a global commercial empire, whilst remaining embedded in
specific local economic and political settings. Challenging and moving beyond
existing work that has concentrated on the Bay of Bengal and Coromandel Coast
regions, this study emphasises the regional specificity and unevenness of the British
private trade system across maritime Asia. It makes use of, and builds upon, a
number of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches from recent work
on maritime trade and early modern merchant networks in both the Atlantic and
Indian Ocean worlds.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Indian Ocean Region -- Economic conditions -- 17th century, Indian Ocean Region -- Economic conditions -- 18th century, Great Britain -- Commerce -- Indian Ocean Region
Official Date:	October 2012
Dates:	Date Event October 2012 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of History
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Berg, Maxine, 1950-
Sponsors:	Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Extent:	viii, 388 leaves : charts, maps.
Language:	eng

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