British Imperialism: Crisis and Deconstruction, 1914-1990.

Business History | July 1, 1994| | Copyright

Every so often a work appears which can already, from the first, be regarded as a landmark, and Cain and Hopkins' British Imperialism clearly comes into this class. Most economic historians will be familiar with the 'gentlemanly capitalism' thesis propounded by the authors in the Economic History Review in two articles which appeared in 1986 and 1987, a viewpoint that itself builds upon much other recent research. This two-volume account of British Imperialism greatly expands their original articles to provide nothing less than an account of virtually the whole of modern ...

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