The Business of Empire: The East India Company and Imperial Britain, 1756-1833
“Bowen's important argument in attractive prose belongs in all academic libraries.... Highly recommended.” -- Choice"The Business of Empireprovides a rich and fascinating exploration of what H.V. Bowen modestly describes as the 'internal history' of the East India Company...The book offers a wealth of insights."Douglas M. Peers, The International History Review"...his approach is unprecedented and much needed...an excellent starting point from which others can explore these topics."  --Woodruff D. Smith, University of Massachusetts: Journal of Interdisciplinary History"...a highly accessible and yet rigorously scholarly study..." -Michael H. Fisher, Histoire sociale