Capitalism, Culture and Decline in Britain: 1750 -1990 / Edition 1

by W.D. Rubinstein

Overview

First published in 2002.The aim of this book is to analyse and dispute a widely-held theory of Britain’s ‘economic decline’ since the mid-nineteenth century, and to offer an alternative view which has important implications for our understanding of British society and culture in the modern period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415037198
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/11/2015
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	6.31(w) x 9.44(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1790L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

1 THE BRITISH ECONOMY SINCE INDUSTRIALISATION AND THE ‘CULTURAL CRITIQUE’ 2 BRITISH CULTURE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE 3 EDUCATION, THE ‘GENTLEMAN’, AND BRITISH ENTREPRENEURSHIP 4 ELITES AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE BRITISH ECONOMY