Capital and Colonialism: The Return on British Investments in Africa, 1869–1969: By Klas Rönnbäck and Oskar Broberg, Gothenburg, Palgrave MacMillan, 2019, xvi + 402 pp., illus., graphs, £56.14 (hardcover), ISBN 978-3030197100; £18.79 (paperback), ISBN 978-3030197124

Historians have long debated the role of imperialism and colonialism in the development of modern capitalism. Overall, Rönnbäck and Broberg challenge the notion that returns were significantly higher in the colonies than in other parts of the world. Here, Rönnbäck and Broberg effectively illustrate the complex factors affecting the return on investment of each region. [Extracted from the article]