Britain Pre-eminent: Studies of British world influence in the nineteenth century

Front Matter....Pages i-v Introduction....Pages 1-6 Britain and the Spread of the Industrial Revolution....Pages 7-30 Britain, the Financial Capital of the World....Pages 31-53 The Great Migration....Pages 54-75 The Rise and Fall of Free Trade....Pages 76-100 The British Parliamentary System and the Growth of Constitutional Government in Western Europe....Pages 101-127 The Humanitarian Impact....Pages 128-151 Imperial Britain....Pages 152-171 Statecraft, Power and Influence....Pages 172-193 Back Matter....Pages 194-200