The 'Conspiracy' of Free Trade

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The book delves into the ideological shift in American foreign trade policy from extreme economic nationalism to neoliberalism following World War II. It explores the mid- to late-nineteenth century Anglo-American struggle over empire and globalization, highlighting the tension between Victorian free-trade cosmopolitanism and economic nationalism. This conflict not only influenced political dynamics, fracturing the Republican Party and reshaping the Democratic Party, but also had lasting repercussions on Anglo-American imperialism and the global capitalist order.