Mammon and the Pursuit of Empire: The Political Economy of British Imperialism, 1860-1912
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Historians have so far made few attempts to assess directly the costs and benefits of Britain's investment in empire. This book presents answers to some of the key questions about the economics of imperialism: how large was the flow of finance to the empire? How great were the profits on empire investment? What were the social costs of maintaining the empire? Who received the profits, and who bore the costs? The authors show that colonial finance...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521236118
ISBN13:9780521236119
Release Date:January 1987
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:408 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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