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Author:   Elisabeth Heijmans
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   32
Weight:   0.548kg
ISBN:  

9789004409439

ISBN 10:   9004409432
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   07 November 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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 Acknowledgements General Series Editor’s Preface List of Abbreviations List of Maps, Tables, Figures and Graphs Glossary  Introduction  1When Principals Become Agents  1Structure and Continuity  2Metropolitan Directors  3Upward Social Mobility and the Chamber of Justice  4Safe Investment? Institutional Factors  5Market Access  2Overseas Directors as Mediators  1Overseas and Company Contexts  2Trading Systems and Commercial Actors in Pondicherry and Ouidah  3Multiplicity of Interests within Companies  3Cross-cultural Relations with Rulers  1Sovereign Powers  2Negotiating Cross-cultural Relations  3Competition and Foreign Intermediaries  4Inter-imperial Cooperation  1European Power Dynamics  2Means of Cooperation  3Motives of Cooperation  4Nuances of Competitive Interactions  5Attempts at Self-sustainability  1Accessing Funds  2Integrating Regional Trading Networks  Conclusion  Bibliography  Index

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Elisabeth Heijmans, Ph.D. (2018), Leiden University, is post-doctoral researcher in Economic and Social History. She published ‘Investing in French Overseas Companies: A Bad Deal? The Liquidation Processes of Companies Operating on the West Coast of Africa and in India (1664–1719)’ in: Itinerario (43:1).

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