Responding to Globalization
Churchill and Dundee in 1908
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12238583 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jo Tomlinson (0000-0003-2206-3486, University of Dundee, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 257-280 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Twentieth Century British History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-2359 • E-ISSN: 1477-4674 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/tcbh/hwq017 |
| OpenAlex | W2029118861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article examines the political implications of the extraordinarily high level of economic globalization in the pre-1914 city of Dundee, a consequence, above all, of the dominance of the city by the jute industry. It focuses on the 1908 by-election, when Winston Churchill won one of the two local seats for the Liberal party. By posing the political issues facing the city in terms of globalization, the aim is not only to provide fresh insights into Dundee's politics, but also to suggest how we might approach the politics of 'globalized Britain' more broadly in this period. It suggests how deeply embedded pro-free-trade policies were in the city, despite the movement of many jute employers towards protectionism. It also emphasizes the obstacles to the development of a distinct Labour policy agenda on economic issues in the pre-First World War years
Globalization · Political science · Irish and British Studies · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Scottish History and National Identity · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2019 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |