Mammon and the Pursuit of Empire: The Political Economy of British Imperialism, 1860-1912
- ISBN-10
- 0521236118
- ISBN-13
- 9780521236119
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 394
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Susan G. Davis, Lance E. Davis, Lance Edwin Davis
Description
This book presents answers to some of the key questions about the economics of imperialism.
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- 2009-08-20
- 408 pages
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