This book examines the cultural, economic, and social forces that shaped the development of the British empire in the eighteenth century. The empire is placed i
A milestone in the understanding of British history and imperialism, this ground-breaking book radically reinterprets the course of modern economic development
First published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd. in 1924, 1930 and 1936. When first published in 1924, Knowles' first volume on the economic history of the Briti