Paper and the British Empire: The Quest for Imperial Raw Materials, 1861-1960

ISBN-13: 9780367696856 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 168 str.

University of Jyv Timo (Department of History and Ethnology

Opis

Paper and the British Empire examines the evolution of the paper industry within British organisational frameworks, and highlights the role of the Empire as a market and business-making area in a world of shrinking commerce and rising trade barriers.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The Political Economy of Raw Materials in the Global Paper Industry 1861-1960  3. The Esparto Grass Trade  4. The Pursuit of Wood Pulp  5. Bamboo for Papermaking  6. The Paper Trade and the British Empire  7. A Retrospective View of the British Paper Industry  8. Conclusions

O autorze

Timo Särkkä is a Docent in Economic History at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, Department of History and Ethnology. He specialises in global economic history with an emphasis on economic imperialism.