[Review] Zoe Laidlaw (2005) Colonial connections, 1815–45: patronage, the information revolution and colonial government

Zoe ¨ Laidlaw, Colonial Connections, 1815–45: Patronage, the Information Revolution and Colonial Government (Manchester and New York, Manchester University Press, 2005), xii þ241 pp., £50.00 hardback, ISBN 0-7190-6918-1.