The 'Conspiracy' of Free Trade by Marc-William Palen - 9781107109124

The 'Conspiracy' of Free TradeThe Anglo-American Struggle over Empire and Economic Globalisation, 18461896\nAuthor(s): Marc-William Palen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107109124, 978-1107109124\nSynopsis\nFollowing the Second World War, the United States would become the leading 'neoliberal' proponent of international trade liberalization. Yet for nearly a century before, American foreign trade policy was dominated by extreme economic nationalism. What brought about this pronounced ideological, political, and economic about-face? How did it affect Anglo-American imperialism? What were the repercussions for the global capitalist order? In answering these questions, The 'Conspiracy' of Free Trade offers the first detailed account of the controversial Anglo-American struggle over empire and economic globalization in the mid- to late-nineteenth century. The book reinterprets Anglo-American imper.