Author: Edward Pelham Brenton
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 774

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Author: Peter A. Ward
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1843838486
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Shows how Rainier skillfully coped with the immense difficulties of maintaining British naval power in a huge area fraught with difficult circumstances. When war broke out with France in 1793, there immediately arose the threat of a renewed French challenge to British supremacy in India. This security problem was compounded in 1795 when the French overran the Netherlands and the extremely valuable Dutch trade routes and Dutch colonies, including the Cape of Good Hope and what is now Indonesia, fell under French control. The task of securing British interests in the East was a formidable one: the distanceswere huge, communication with London could take years, there were problems marshalling resources, and fine diplomatic skills were needed to keep independent rulers on the British side and to ensure full co-operation from the EastIndia Company. The person charged with overseeing this formidable task was Admiral Peter Rainier (1741-1808), commander of the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean and the East from 1794 to 1805. This book discusses the enormous difficulties Rainier faced. It outlines his career, explaining how he carried out his role with exceptional skill; how he succeeded in securing British interests in the East - whilst avoiding the need to fight a major battle; how he enhanced Britain's commanding position at sea; and how, additionally, in co-operation with the Governor-General, Richard Wellesley, he further advanced Britain's position in India itself. Peter Ward completed a PhD in naval history at the University of Exeter after a career in international personnel management, working for Californian high technology companies in the United States, Hong Kong and Europe.

Author: Andrew May
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526118750
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337

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In 1841, the Welsh sent their first missionary, Thomas Jones, to evangelise the tribal peoples of the Khasi Hills of north-east India. This book follows Jones from rural Wales to Cherrapunji, the wettest place on earth and now one of the most Christianised parts of India. As colonised colonisers, the Welsh were to have a profound impact on the culture and beliefs of the Khasis. The book also foregrounds broader political, scientific, racial and military ideologies that mobilised the Khasi Hills into an interconnected network of imperial control. Its themes are universal: crises of authority, the loneliness of geographical isolation, sexual scandal, greed and exploitation, personal and institutional dogma, individual and group morality. Written by a direct descendant of Thomas Jones, it makes a significant contribution in orienting the scholarship of imperialism to a much-neglected corner of India, and will appeal to students of the British imperial experience more broadly.

Author: Charles G. Muller
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812218435
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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"Action-packed, well-balanced, and well-written."--

Author: Andrew Wight
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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Author: Joseph Sabin
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 375251017X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 574

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.

Author: Joseph Sabin
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 596

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Author: Joseph Sabin
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 588

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Author: Joseph Sabin
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 602

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Author: Public Archives of Canada. Library
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1006

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