Finance, Trade, and Politics in British Foreign Policy 1815-1914

by D.C.M. Platt

Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 19th century.

454 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1968

About the author

Born in 1934, Desmond Christopher Martin Platt was Professor of Latin American History at St. Antony's College, Oxford from 1972 until his death in 1989.

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

DCM Platt delivers another great book on the subject of British Foreign Policy and how it relates to trade and politics. This study was one of the first to look at the relationship and understand the consistent British foreign policy that occurred during those early years. This is one facet of understanding British Empire and why it expanded during the 19th century. DCM Platt organizes this book by looking at how the British government defends its various stakeholders and then doing a region by region analysis of how British Foreign Policy played out in each of these areas. This book will be one of the classics and a must read for those wanting to understand British Empire.