challenged the liberal conception of commercial capitalism in Britain and the British national identity that was predicated on it …Introduction: liberalism and empire in a new key -- Colonial capitalism and the dilemmas of liberalism: framing an …

"Corporate capitalism was invented in nineteenth-century Britain; most of the market institutions that we take for … problems of modern capitalism - financial fraud, reckless speculation, excessive remuneration - have clear historical …

ensuing public suspicion - a story that throws fresh light on England's 'transition to capitalism', especially the emergence …This study examines the darker side of England's culture of economic improvement between 1640 and 1720. It is often … suggested that England in this period grew strikingly confident of its prospect for unlimited growth. Indeed, merchants …