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East India Patronage and the British State: The Scottish Elite and Politics in the Eighteenth Century McGilvary, George (Independent Writer and Scholar.)
East India Patronage and the British State: The Scottish Elite and Politics in the Eighteenth Century
McGilvary, George (Independent Writer and Scholar.)
The Act of Union in 1707 brought with it a new 'Great Britain'. From 1725, a patronage system existed in Britain enabling government ministries to use posts in the East India Company and its shipping to secure political majorities in Scotland and Westminster. This book deals with this topic.
304 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 1, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9781845116613 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 138 × 216 × 33 mm · 498 g |
| Language | English |