Free Trade Nation - Commerce, Consumption, and Civil Society in Modern Britain

Zusatztext Extremely timely Informationen zum Autor Frank Trentmann is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence. He has publised widely on modern economic history, most recently Beyond Sovereignty: Britain, Empire and Transnationalism (2007, with Kevin Grant and Philippa Levine) and Consuming Cultures, Global Perspectives (2006, with John Brewer). Klappentext This book tells the story of Free Trade in modern Britain, its contribution to the development of Britain's democratic culture, and its unravelling in the wake of the First World War. Zusammenfassung This book tells the story of Free Trade in modern Britain, its contribution to the development of Britain's democratic culture, and its unravelling in the wake of the First World War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Free Trade and Political Culture Part One: Building a Free Trade Nation Prologue 1: Free Trade Stories 2: Bread and Circuses 3: Uneasy Globalizers Part Two: Unravelling 4: Consumers Divided 5: Visible Hands 6: Losing Interest 7: Final Days Epilogue Notes Guide to Further Reading Index

Product details

• Authors: Frank Trentmann, Trentmann Frank
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2009
• EAN: 9780199567324
• ISBN: 978-0-19-956732-4
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Globalization, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, International Relations, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain