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Silk and Empire by King, Brenda M. is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Silk and Empire about?
In this book, Brenda M. King challenges the notion that Britain always exploited its empire. Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship were all part of the Anglo-Indian silk trade and were nurtured in the era of empire through mutually beneficial collaboration. The trade operated within and without the empire, according to its own dictates and prospered in the face of increasing competition from China and Japan. King presents a new picture of the trade, where the strong links between Indian de
Who reads Silk and Empire?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- King, Brenda M.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781526118110
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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