For the next few years, the University of Exeter will be the hub of an exciting scholarly network called “Imagining Markets: Conceptions of Empire/Commonwealth, Europe and China in Britain’s economic future since the 1870s.” The network will be led by David Thackeray, Richard Toye and Andrew Thompson. The goal is to provide a bridge between historical and contemporary ways of thinking about Britain’s future global economic orientation, bringing together scholars working in the fields of Imperial, European and Asian studies, and scholars from cultural studies and economic studies.
Sounds like a great initiative. They are going to be sponsoring a new of conferences. I certainly have a number of papers relevant to the overall theme that I could present.
A 1927 pictoral map with all the dominions and trade routes. British Empire Marketing Board.
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The History Department at the University of Exeter has recently received funding from the AHRC to support an international research network: ‘Imagining Markets: Conceptions of Empire/Commonwealth, Europe and China in Britain’s economic future since the 1870s’. The network led by David Thackeray, Richard Toye and Andrew Thompson aims to provide a bridge between historical and contemporary ways of thinking about Britain’s future global economic orientation, bringing together scholars working in the fields of Imperial, European and Asian studies, and scholars from cultural studies and economic studies, which have become increasingly separated branches of enquiry calling for reintegration.
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