Dundee and the Empire: 'Juteopolis' 1850-1939

Dundee as a globalized and globalizing city in the early 20th centuryGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN: 9780748686148','ISBN: 9780748686155']);How did the people of Dundee respond to the challenges of being the most economically globalized city in the world in the years before...

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Main Author: Tomlinson, Jim (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
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Summary:Dundee as a globalized and globalizing city in the early 20th centuryGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN: 9780748686148','ISBN: 9780748686155']);How did the people of Dundee respond to the challenges of being the most economically globalized city in the world in the years before the First World War?The answer to this question is complicated by the fact that the aspect of globalization which impacted most directly on the ordinary inhabitants of Dundee was competition in the jute industry from Calcutta, a city within the British Empire of the early 20th century. Dundee had to cope not only with powerful low-wage competition in its staple industry, but the political reality that for decision-makers in London the fate of the British Empire in India was far more important than the economic well-being of a small Scottish city. The history of Dundee's response to these challenges combines global economic history with analysis of imperial relations, including how these issues were understood by ordinary Dundonians, as well as by politicians and policy-makers. Key featuresNew 'global' history of the Scottish city of Dundee's industrial eraCombines economic, political and social historyExplores the significance of empire for British policyShows how the challenges historically posed by globalization can best be analyzed
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (240 pages) 12 B/W illustrations
ISBN:9780748686155
DOI:10.1515/9780748686155

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