Maritime enterprise and empire : Sir William Mackinnon and his business network, 1823-93
J. Forbes Munro (Author)
This book explores the nineteenth century roots of globalisation through the activities of the enterprise network created by the Scottish merchant, William Mackinnon. It follows the rise of the family-led business group from its modest origins in Scotland to its transformation into the world's largest maritime and mercantile conglomerate, tracingthe history of the various shipping firms within the group - including the British India, Netherlands India and Australasian United companies - and identifies the key factors behind its domination of coastal steamshipping around the Indian Ocean and in
History
1 online resource (ix, 525 pages) : illustrations
9781846151132, 1846151139
57653564