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Wealth and Welfare : an Economic and Social History of Britain 1851-1951.
Martin Daunton provides a clear and balanced view of the continuities and changes that occurred in the economic history of Britain from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951. In 1851, Britain was the dominant economic power in an increasingly global economy. The First World...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, UK,
2007.
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| Colección: | Economic & Social History of Britain.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Martin Daunton provides a clear and balanced view of the continuities and changes that occurred in the economic history of Britain from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951. In 1851, Britain was the dominant economic power in an increasingly global economy. The First World War marked a turning point, as globalization went into reverse and Britain shifted to 'insular capitalism'. Rather than emphasising the decline of the British economy, this book stresses modernity and the growth of new patterns of consumption in areas such as the service sector and the leisure indu. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (673 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191524936 019152493X 1281160466 9781281160461 |