Beschreibung:
Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, this work analyses colonial policies against the background of Anglo-American efforts to reconstruct the interwar international financial system and Britain's struggle to restore sterling and the City of London to their former pre-eminence.
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Rupee in a Changing World; Chapter 3; Chapter 4 'Gold for the West and Silver for the East'; Chapter 5 Stabilizing the Floating Rupee: 1921-6; Chapter 6 Britain, U.S.A., and the Indian Gold Standard Controversy, 1925-7; Chapter 7 The Depression Years; Chapter 8 The Politics of Monetary Autonomy and the Imperial Interest in Interwar India; Chapter 9 Conclusion;