Gentlemanly Capitalism and British Imperialism

The publication by Longman of P J Cain and A.G. Hopkins two-volume study of "British Imperialism" (1688-1914; 1914-1994) caused a sensation amongst historians of European imperialism and economic international history. The theory of `gentlemanly capitalism'' - the complex of economic, social and political power centring on the City of London - which they developed to explain Britain''s imperial ex...