Empire and Globalisation - Networks of People, Goods Capital in British World, C.1850 1914

Informationen zum Autor Gary B. Magee is Professor of Economics and Head of the School of Economics and Finance at La Trobe University. His books include Productivity and Performance in the Paper Industry: Labour, Capital and Technology in Britain and America (1997) and Knowledge Generation, Technological Change and Economic Growth in Colonial Australia (2000). Andrew S. Thompson is Professor of Commonwealth and Imperial History at the School of History, University of Leeds. His previous publications include The Empire Strikes Back. The Impact of Imperialism on Britain from the Mid-Nineteenth Century (2005) and The Impact of the South African War, 1899–1902 (co-edited with D. Omissi, 2002). Klappentext A revisionist account of imperial history that sets out a new interpretation of economic activity in the British Empire. Zusammenfassung Providing a perspective on the relationship between empire and globalisation! this book focuses on the great population movement of British emigrants before 1914 and the economic opportunities that developed around them through the co-ethnic networks they created. It highlights the importance of these networks to migration! finance and trade. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Reconfiguring empire: the British world; 2. Networks and the British world; 3. Overseas migration; 4. Markets and consumer cultures; 5. Information and investment; Conclusion.

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• Authors: Gary B. Magee, Gary Bryan Thompson Magee, Andrew S. Thompson, Thompson Andrew S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.02.2010
• EAN: 9780521898898
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89889-8
• No. of pages: 314
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Colonialism and imperialism, c 1900 to c 1909