Tomlinson, J. (2014) Dundee and the Empire: 'Juteopolis' 1850-1939. Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh. ISBN 9780748686148 (doi: 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748686148.001.0001)
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Abstract
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?<p></p> 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.<p></p> 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.
| Item Type: | Books |
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| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Tomlinson, Professor Jim |
| Authors: | Tomlinson, J. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Economic and Social History |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| ISBN: | 9780748686148 |
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