Taxing Colonial Africa
the political economy of british imperialism
$152.00
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
4 October 2012
Summary
Taxing Colonial Africa: Funding the Empire
How much did the British Empire cost, and how did Britain pay for it? Taxing Colonial Africa explores a source of funds much neglected in research on the financial structure of the Empire: revenue raised in the colonies themselves.
Requiring colonies to be financially self-sufficient was one of a range of strategies the British government used to lower the cost of imperial expansion to its own Treasury. Focusing on British …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199661527 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199661529 |
| Series: | Oxford Historical Monographs |
| Author: | Leigh A. Gardner |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 4 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 478g |
| Dimensions: | 221mm x 149mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
It is rare to come across a book of such high quality, especially for an author’s first monograph. Colonial fiscal policy is not the most glamorous of topics. But Gardner convincingly argues that taxation tells us much about the nature and purpose of Britain’s African empire. * Nicholas J. White, The Economic History Review *
About The Author
Leigh A. Gardner
Leigh Gardner received her doctorate from the University of Oxford. Before joining the London School of Economics and Political Science, she taught at the University of Cape Town and worked as a researcher with the British Museum’s ‘Money in Africa’ project. Her research focuses on the fiscal history of the British Empire, focusing on Africa and the colonial foundations of Africa’s economic performance.
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