The Twilight of the East India Company
- 216 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Examines how and why the East India Company was transformed from a commercial trading company to an institution of government, and then abolished.



Examines how and why the East India Company was transformed from a commercial trading company to an institution of government, and then abolished.
Examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject. -- .