Gentlemanly capitalism, imperialism, and global history

British imperial history can now be seen as a bridge to global history. This study tries to renew the debate on British imperialism by combining Western and Asian historiography and constructing a new global history as an aid to the understanding of globalization in the late 20th and 21st centuries. Part One takes a predominantly metropolitan view of the globalizing forces unleashed by British imperialism; Part Two focuses on the international order of East Asia and its connection with gentlemanly capitalism. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction: from Imperial History to Global History....Pages 1-16 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 Gentlemanly Capitalism and the Making of a Global British Empire: Some Connections and Contexts, 1688–1815....Pages 19-42 Globalism and Imperialism: the Global Context of British Power, 1830–1960....Pages 43-64 Empire, Imperialism and the Partition of Africa....Pages 65-82 Gentlemanly Imperialism and the British Empire after 1945....Pages 83-100 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 Gentlemanly and Not-so-Gentlemanly Imperialism in China before the First World War....Pages 103-122 British Imperialism and Decolonization: a Chinese Perspective....Pages 123-141 The International Order of Asia in the 1930s....Pages 143-167 Reasserting Imperial Power? Britain and East Asia in the 1930s....Pages 169-184 British Imperialism, the City of London and Global Industrialization....Pages 185-204 Front Matter....Pages 205-205 The Peculiarities of British Capitalism: Imperialism and World Development....Pages 207-255 Back Matter....Pages 256-264 1. Introduction: From Imperial History To Global History / Shigeru Akita -- Pt. I. British Imperialism And The Global Order. 2. Gentlemanly Capitalism And The Making Of A Global British Empire: Some Connections And Contexts, 1688-1815 / H.v. Bowen. 3. Globalism And Imperialism: The Global Context Of British Power, 1830-1960 / John Darwin. 4. Empire, Imperialism And The Partition Of Africa / Ian Phimister. 5. Gentlemanly Imperialism And The British Empire After 1945 / Gerold Krozewski -- Pt. Ii. Gentlemanly Capitalism And Informal Empire In East Asia. 6. Gentlemanly And Not-so-gentlemanly Imperialism In China Before The First World War / Niels P. Petersson. 7. British Imperialism And Decolonization: A Chinese Perspective / Shunhong Zhang. Edited By Shigeru Akita. Revised Versions Of Papers Originally Presented At The Workshop Gentlemanly Capitalism And Its Impact On Global History, Held In Osaka, Japan, Oct. 7-8, 2000. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. British imperial history can now be seen as a bridge to global history. This study tries to renew the debate on British imperialism by combining Western and Asian historiography and constructing a new global history as an aid to the understanding of globalization in the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Part One takes a predominantly metropolitan view of the globalizing forces unleashed by British imperialism; Part Two focuses on the international order of East Asia and its connection with gentlemanly capitalism. British imperial history can now be seen as a bridge to global history. This study renews the debate on British imperialism by combining Western and Asian historiography and constructing a new global history as an aid to the understanding of globalization in the late 20th and 21st centuries. Part one takes a predominantly metropolitan view of the globalizing forces unleashed by British imperialism. Part Two focuses on the international order of East Asia and its connection with gentlemanly capitalism