1st Edition
Paper and the British Empire The Quest for Imperial Raw Materials, 1861–1960
By Timo Särkkä
Copyright 2021
182 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Paper and the British Empire examines the evolution of the paper industry within British organisational frameworks and highlights the role of the Empire as a market and business-making area in a world of shrinking commerce and rising trade barriers.
Drawing on a valuable range of primary sources, this book covers the period 1861–1960 and examines events from the establishment of free trade... Read more
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Political Economy of Raw Materials in the Global Paper Industry 1861–1960
Chapter 3. The Esparto Grass Trade
Chapter 4. The Pursuit of Wood Pulp
Chapter 5. Bamboo for Papermaking
Chapter 6. The Paper Trade and the British Empire
Chapter 7. A Retrospective View of the British Paper Industry
Chapter 8. Conclusions
Chapter 2. The Political Economy of Raw Materials in the Global Paper Industry 1861–1960
Chapter 3. The Esparto Grass Trade
Chapter 4. The Pursuit of Wood Pulp
Chapter 5. Bamboo for Papermaking
Chapter 6. The Paper Trade and the British Empire
Chapter 7. A Retrospective View of the British Paper Industry
Chapter 8. Conclusions
Biography
Timo Särkkä is a Docent in Economic History at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, Department of History and Ethnology. He specialises in global economic history with an emphasis on economic imperialism.
