Gentlemanly Capitalism, Imperialism and Global History

British imperial history can now be seen as a bridge to global history. This study renews the debate on British imperialism by combining Western and Asian historiography and constructing a new global history as an aid to the understanding of globalization in the late 20th and 21st centuries. Part one takes a predominantly metropolitan view of the globalizing forces unleashed by British imperialism. Part Two focuses on the international order of East Asia and its connection with gentlemanly capitalism.