Historical Context

Klas Rönnbäck () and Oskar Broberg ()
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Klas Rönnbäck: University of Gothenburg
Oskar Broberg: University of Gothenburg

Chapter 2 in Capital and Colonialism, 2019, pp 17-38 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, we describe the historical context of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for our study. We delineate how European imperialism developed during the period, with a particular focus on the colonization of the African continent, the so-called Scramble for Africa. We also describe the development of global financial markets and the key role played by the City of London. The chapter finally introduces a discussion on the interconnection between these two aspects—international, and in particular British, investments in the African colonies.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19711-7_2

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