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Money and the End of Empire
Gerold Krozewski
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Description for Money and the End of Empire
Paperback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 325 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; JPS; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This book presents a penetrating new analysis of the end of the empire, located at the intersection of politics, economy and society in Britain and the colonies. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, when political control was feasible, discriminatory management of the colonies sustained Britain's postwar recovery. But synergy turned into conflict as Britain moved towards economic liberalization and financial cosmopolitanism, and found it increasingly difficult to reconcile established relations with emerging priorities. Based on a wide range of archival and other sources, this study relates political and economic developments in Britain and the colonies in original ways to ... Read more
This book presents a penetrating new analysis of the end of the empire, located at the intersection of politics, economy and society in Britain and the colonies. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, when political control was feasible, discriminatory management of the colonies sustained Britain's postwar recovery. But synergy turned into conflict as Britain moved towards economic liberalization and financial cosmopolitanism, and found it increasingly difficult to reconcile established relations with emerging priorities. Based on a wide range of archival and other sources, this study relates political and economic developments in Britain and the colonies in original ways to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series
Number of Pages
311
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349424269
SKU
V9781349424269
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About Gerold Krozewski
GEROLD KROZEWSKI is Lecturer in History at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.
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