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Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy of Bombay : partnership and public culture in empire /

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This work details the life and public career of one of Bombay and India's legendary individuals. Born of humble origins, Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy was a merchant-prince of Bombay, influential citizen, and one of India's greatest early philanthropists. An ambitious and canny individual, Jejeebhoy...

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Main Author: Palsetia, Jesse S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, > 1783-1859.
Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, > 1783-1859
Businesspeople > India > Biography.
Philanthropists > India > Biography.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947 > Biography.
Gens d'affaires > Inde > Biographies.
Philanthropes > Inde > Biographies.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique) > Biographies.
Businesspeople
Philanthropists
India
1765-1947
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This work details the life and public career of one of Bombay and India's legendary individuals. Born of humble origins, Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy was a merchant-prince of Bombay, influential citizen, and one of India's greatest early philanthropists. An ambitious and canny individual, Jejeebhoy carved out a place under British colonialism for himself and the early Indian commercial class, and notwithstanding many challenges is testament to Indian ingenuity undercolonialism.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199086337
0199086338