Elites and The Wealthy in Modern British History - Essays in Social and Economic History

This is a much enlarged edition - with 4 further essays and a new introduction added - of Professor Rubinstein's influential study of the evolution and composition of Britain's elites since 1750. The author is the leading historian who has reshaped our knowledge of the top strata of British society.

About the author

Professor W.D. Rubinstein is a leading historian who has held chairs at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, at Deakin University, Melbourne, and is now Adjunct Professor of History at Monash University, Melbourne. His works include Men of Property. The Very Wealthy in Britain since the Industrial Revolution, and his series of key reference works on Who Were the Rich? - both published by EER.

Summary

This is a much enlarged edition - with 4 further essays and a new introduction added - of Professor Rubinstein's influential study of the evolution and composition of Britain's elites since 1750.

Product details

• Authors: W D Rubinstein, W. D. Rubinstein, Wiliam D Rubinstein, Wiliam D. Rubinstein, William D Rubinstein
• Publisher: Edward Everett Root
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781911204961
• ISBN: 978-1-911204-96-1
• No. of pages: 506
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 630 g
• Series: Classics in Social and Economic History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous