British Companies as Instruments of Imperial Policy in the Middle East

Title

British Companies as Instruments of Imperial Policy in the Middle East

Subject

History

Creator

Reuben Gilhooley

Date

2025

Contributor

Dr Guido van Meersbergen

Abstract

This University of Warwick Undergraduate Research Support Scheme (URSS) project explores the story of the British Empire in the modern Middle East (c. 1800-1956), focusing on the development of increasing state involvement and influence exercised through state-backed commercial actors. To understand this modern phe- nomenon, it first pays attention to earlier precedents from the early modern period, which established the initial models for corporate-imperial engagement.

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east india company, empire, British empire, history, British history, victorian history

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Citation

Reuben Gilhooley, “British Companies as Instruments of Imperial Policy in the Middle East,” URSS SHOWCASE, accessed November 2, 2025, https://urss.warwick.ac.uk/items/show/1026.