{"product_id":"private-republic-von-andre-m-penalver","title":"Private Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn May 2, 1670, Charles II signed the charter of the  Hudson''s Bay Company, granting the Company 1.5  million acres of land in North America with the  right to act as ¿the true and absolute Lordes and  Proprietors of the same Territory.¿  By the time it  reached the Pacific Coast, the HBC had its own flag,  its own forts, its own ships and arms, and its own  calendar based on the birth of the Company.  The HBC  had taken for itself all the trappings of a  sovereign state, and along with its flag and arms,  it had its own agenda that rivaled those of the  tribes and governments that it encountered along the  way.  Exploring the case of the HBC forces us to question  not only the accepted historical view of one of the  world''s great trading companies, but also to  question how we view corporate power.  Using the  history of the HBC and the history of corporations  more generally, we begin to see that corporations  are more than pieces of property or mere artificial  persons.  The implications of such observations have  far-reaching consequences on the proper role of  governments and corporations in our modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783844330663\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Hudson''s Bay Company and The Political Theory of Corporations\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783844330663","offer_id":39495959478365,"sku":"9783844330663","price":49.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/25ba981f-a292-4020-b41d-70350d72181c.jpg?v=1757909578","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/private-republic-von-andre-m-penalver","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}