Economic Foundations of British Overseas Expansion 1815-1914

Africa and Asia agricultural annexation areas argued attempt became Boer Britain Britain and France British economic British government British Trade Burma businessmen Cape Chamberlain China Chinese claimed collapse commercial Company competition concessions Corn Law crisis defence diplomatic dominated EcHR Economic History Society Economic Imperialism economic interests Egypt élite encourage ensure Europe European export of capital extensions of formal fear forced Foreign Office formal control free trade free trade imperialism French frontier Gallagher and Robinson growing growth imperialist important increase India industrial influence informal control Informal Empire interests in Britain J. A. Hobson Journal labour Latin America liberal loans maintain Malaya manufactured Mongkut monopoly nation naval nineteenth century Ottoman Empire overseas expansion partition Persia Platt pressure protectionist railway relationship Rhodes rivals Robinson and Gallagher Russia Siamese South Africa strategic significance T. C. Smout territories treaty Turkey Turkish W. R. Louis Wakefield West Africa white colonies