Imperial Power

There once was a scholar named Tony, Whose theories on markets weren't phony. Though he claims it was luck, His ideas have stuck— Half a century's proof they're not stony! Hopkins showed how imperial ties bred "Gentlemanly capitalism," he said. Britain’s empire was tied To finance and pride— A concept that historians still spread. He watched as the field came alive, Quant methods began to revive. Grand theories grew tight, Now precise and just right, And African research did thrive. Hopkins urged disciplines unite, Economics and history’s insight. Learn methods each side, Let theory and source guide— Then your work can reach brilliant height. Said Hopkins to scholars anew, “Think big, not just footnotes to view. Start with puzzles to chase, And historiography’s place— Original work then shines through.”