The fall of the old colonial system : a study in British free trade, 1770-1870

Library copy - library marks remain. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vii, 344 pages ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-336). Contents: Introduction: Commercial and military aspects of the old colonial system -- The rise of anti-imperialism -- Modifications and relaxations in the old colonia system -- The fall of the preferential system -- The end of the old navigation system -- The withdrawal of the imperial garrisons -- The climax of anti-imperialism. Subjects: Mercantile system Great Britain. Gorilla. Mercantilisme Grande-Bretagne. British colonies.Commerce. Commercial policy. Mercantile system.Free trade Great Britain History. Great Britain Commercial policy. Great Britain Colonies Commerce. Grande-Bretagne Colonies Commerce. Great Britain. 1 Kg.