UID:
almafu_9960742409102883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 325 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781800103610
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1800103611
Content:
Examining the domestic politics of imperial expansion these essays question the role of the Industrial Revolution and British imperial leadership beyond the issue of hierarchy and The Great Divergence.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Illustrations --
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Notes on Contributors --
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Preface --
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Introduction --
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1 From Adam Smith to Brexit: The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Free Trade in Britain, 1776–2016 --
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2 Failure and the Industrial Revolution: The East India Companies’ Procurement and the Rise of the British Cotton Textile Industry --
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3 Chinese Industrialization: Comparison and Connections as Real and Hypothetical Contexts for Understanding the Nineteenth-Century Global Economy --
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4 British Imperialism and Globalization: British West Africa, 1821–1900 --
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5 “More and More One Cog in the World Economic Machine”: Globalization, Development, and African Agency in British West Africa --
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6 Globalization and the Rationality of Colonial Expansion: The British Empire and West Africa in the Nineteenth Century --
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7 Window of Opportunities: The Great Depression, Protectionism, and the Rise of Profitable Settler Agriculture in Africa --
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8 Labor and Environment in Nineteenth-Century Tamilnad, India --
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9 Imperialism, Globalization, and Inequality: The Indian Story --
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10 The Quest for Security in New Zealand and Australia, 1930–1960 --
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Patrick O’Brien: List of Publications --
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Index --
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Tabula Gratulatoria
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781783276462
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1783276460
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781800103610
URL:
http://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781800103610/type/BOOK
