Empire, Incorporated
Author | : Philip J. Stern |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2023-05-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674988125 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674988124 |
Rating | : 4/5 (124 Downloads) |
Download or read book Empire, Incorporated written by Philip J. Stern and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians typically regard the British Empire as a state project aided by corporations. Philip Stern turns this view on its head, arguing that corporations drove colonial expansion and governance, creating an overlap between sovereign and commercial power that continues to shape the relationship between nations and corporations to this day.