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Stuart Sweeney
Financing India”s Imperial Railways, 1875–1914 [EPUB ebook]

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The Indian railway network began as a liberal experiment to promote trade and commerce, the distribution of food and military mobility. Sweeney”s study focuses on Britain”s largest overseas investment project during the nineteenth century, offering a new perspective on the Anglo-Indian experience.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 272 ● ISBN 9781317323761 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4432284 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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