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The P&O and the Asian Specie Network, 1850–1920

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Andrew Pope
Andrew Pope
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Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
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This paper investigages the role of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (P&O) in the maritime organization of the Asian specie network between 1850 and 1920. In this period the specie network comprised several strands and layers but this paper will concentrate on those involving the flow of gold from Australia to India.

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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , February 1996 , pp. 145 - 172
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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