G. Balachandran

John Bullion's Empire

Britain's Gold Problem and India Between the Wars

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, this work analyses colonial policies against the background of Anglo-American efforts to reconstruct the interwar international financial system and Britain's struggle to restore sterling and the City of London to their former pre-eminence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9781138878860
• ISBN-10: 1138878863
• Artikelnr.: 42833994

Autorenporträt

G. Balachandran

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Rupee in a Changing World
Chapter 3
Chapter 4 'Gold for the West and Silver for the East'
Chapter 5 Stabilizing the Floating Rupee: 1921-6
Chapter 6 Britain, U.S.A., and the Indian Gold Standard Controversy, 1925-7
Chapter 7 The Depression Years
Chapter 8 The Politics of Monetary Autonomy and the Imperial Interest in Interwar India
Chapter 9 Conclusion