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十七世紀印度蒙兀兒帝國處於高峰,是歷史上最有錢的帝國
卻被納入羽翼,成為東印度公司的魁儡政權
一間英國私人企業「東印度公司」,
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《卓越、生動而豐富的故事,值得每個人閱讀。》——《紐約時報》
南北美洲的白銀流往印度、中國;東南亞、印度的香辛料送往中國、
十七世紀正是印度蒙兀兒帝國的高峰,當時印度擁有一億五千萬人,
然而其中卻有這樣一間公司,在兩個世紀中,
歷史學者為英國東印度公司的驚人成就提出許多理由:
事實上,英國東印度公司可能發明了商業遊說這件事。一六九三年,
|中研院史語所研究員 陳國棟 專文導讀|
國內外專家、媒體一致推薦:
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方天賜|國立清華大學印度中心副主任、臺灣印度研究協會理事長
江懷哲|作家
孟買春秋喬伊斯|作家
柯睿信|「歷史說書人History Storyteller」主編
陳國棟|中研院史語所研究員
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◆「正如威廉.達爾林普在他充滿激情的歷史作品《大亂局》
◆「出色…生動而豐富的故事…
◆「精彩…以精彩的細節講述的故事…
◆「引人入勝…《大亂局》充分利用多種語言的資料,
◆「一本充滿活力、引人入勝的書,從會計師事務所一直到戰場,
◆「《大亂局》感覺多麼及時,令人驚訝地與當下情境契合…
◆「威廉.達爾林普,印度過去和現在最多才多藝的編年史家之一,
◆「威廉.達爾林普是一位著名的歷史學家,
◆「精彩…的書是一本卓越的通俗歷史書,引人入勝,
◆「威廉.達爾林普的《大亂局》
◆「《大亂局》令我讚嘆…在威廉.達爾林普熟練的筆下,
◆「達爾林普一直處於新一輪大眾歷史的最前沿,
◆「這位作者是一位了不起的故事大師。
◆「在他的最新著作《大亂局》中,
◆「(一部)關於第一家跨國大型企業崛起的專家報導。」——《
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