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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

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  DESCRIPTION  Dalrymple is a brilliant historian with a deep understanding of India. The Book of Beauty - Gerard Degrout, The Times In August 1765, the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to set up a new administration in his rich counties ruled by English merchants, supported by a ruthless private army. Taxes were collected. What we would now call the process of involuntary privatization, the founders of the chartered East India Company gave it the right to 'fight war' and it always used violence to achieve its goals. But the creation of this new regime marked the moment when the East India Company ceased to be a traditional international trading company trading silk and spices and became something even stranger: a multinational corporation in the guise of Aggressive colonial power. In less than four decades, he trained a security force of some 200,000 men - twice the size of the British army - and conquered the entire subcontinent, first Benga

The Richest Man in Babylon

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    DESCRIPTION  If your wallet is thin and you are looking for financial knowledge, you have chosen the best book! book. Provides information on how to become wealthy and attract success and discusses the five golden rules. A complete guide to financial understanding and the power of time-tested principles for acquiring and maintaining personal wealth, The Rich Man in Babylon has inspired generations of readers. It's still a best seller.  Product details ASIN ‏ : ‎  9388144317 Publisher ‏ : ‎  Fingerprint! Publishing (1 August 2018) Language ‏ : ‎  English Paperback ‏ : ‎  152 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎  9789388144315 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎  978-9388144315 Reading age ‏ : ‎  Customer suggested age: 13 years and up Item Weight ‏ : ‎  120 g Dimensions ‏ : ‎  20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm Country of Origin ‏ : ‎  India Importer ‏ : ‎  011-23247062  GET YOUR BOOK ON AMAZON 

Think & Grow Rich: THE 21st CENTURY EDITION

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  DESCRIPTION  Poverty and wealth are children of thought? Since its first publication in 1937, Think and Grow Rich has been the world's best self-help book. The Bible for those who seek wealth and prosperity. This book chronicles the lives of the richest and most successful people of all time. This book, Napoleon Hill, will teach you what to do and how to achieve lasting and unprecedented success. In this revised edition, editors Bill and Ann Hartley comment on several original texts and examples from many successful people. Some of them are innovators, senators, entrepreneurs and strategic leaders. And even change your life when you learn to become presidents of different countries. Lord of fate and captain of your soul? Through this powerful book  Product details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fingerprint! Publishing (1 March 2020) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9389931525 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9389931525 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 295 g Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm