The English Gentleman at Work. Madras and the City of London, 1660-1740

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Describes the composition, functioning and importance of the 'successful and highly competitive' network of English merchants trading privately at Madras and its connections with London - 'this book places the activities of the private merchants in Madras within the framework of the first British Empire. It focuses on a hitherto neglected field of study, uncovering a private trading network, a diaspora, built on gentlemanly capitalism, trust and ethnicity'. Has sections: 'India and the private English merchants. A historiographical survey'; 'Madras and the City of London - a diaspora?'; 'Transfer of capital from England to private merchants in India'; 'Private trading between Madras and London - remittance of goods, bills of exchange and respondentias'; 'Significance of the diaspora for private merchants in Madras, 1660-1740'; 'The English gentlemen merchant in Madras - social elements of the diaspora'; 'Private trade, companies and the British Empire'. Covers merchants such as Robert Nightingale, William Monson, Edward Harrison