Gentlemanly Capitalism and British Imperialism: The New Debate on Empire

by Raymond E. Dumett

The publication by Longman of P J Cain and A.G. Hopkins two-volume study of "British Imperialism" (1688-1914; 1914-1994) caused a sensation amongst historians of European imperialism and economic international history. The theory of gentlemanly capitalism' - the complex of economic, social and political power centring on the City of London - which they developed to explain Britain's imperial expansion has since been expanded, both in its original...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582327822
• ISBN13: 9780582327825
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"