Wrightson describes the basic institutions and relationships of economic life in Britain, tracing the processes of change, and examines how these changes affect men, women, and children of all ages. Illustrations. ...

British health policy has undergone radical change in the postwar period and Virginia Berridge provides here a concise and accessible survey of these changes since 1939. While the rise, and recent decline, of the NHS is examined in detail, this book also looks at the changes in the role of doctors and associated medical professions, and the recent emphasis on "health promotion" and "primary care." Also considered are the role that lay people, ...

Die Lombard Street ist der Geburtsort der Finanzwirtschaft, Vorgänger und Vorbild der Wall Street. Für alle finanzhistorisch Interessierten ist dieser Reprint des Klassikers von 1873 aus der Reihe "Wiley Investment Classics" Lesevergnügen und Quelle aufschlußreicher Einblicke zugleich: Ein Überblick über das Aufblühen des Bank- und Kreditsystems zu Bagehots Zeiten, dessen Analysen und kritische Anmerkungen in ...

National Identity and Citizenship in Wartime Britain 1939-1945'> What did it mean to be British during the 'People's War'? Professor Rose uses material from newspapers, diaries, novels and letters to examine popular notions of citizenship on the home front. She shows that what we now mean by 'identity politics' was alive and well in the 1940s and that any<BR>singular conception of 'Britishness' was extremely fragile. ...

National Identity and Citizenship in Wartime Britain 1939-1945'> What did it mean to be British during the 'People's War'? Professor Rose uses material from newspapers, diaries, novels and letters to examine popular notions of citizenship on the home front. She shows that what we now mean by 'identity politics' was alive and well in the 1940s and that any&lt;br&gt;singular conception of 'Britishness' was extremely fragile.
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This book analyzes the economic and social development of Britain and Ireland between 1050 and 1530. It compares economic institutions, the structure of production and rates of economic development and is richly supplied with up-to-date evidence. After considering the principal geographical, &lt;br&gt;cultural and political constraints on economic development, the book examines in detail the development of towns and trade, settlement ...

The events of 1720, as presented here, offer insights into the nature of financial markets that, being independent of place and time, deserve to be considered by today's investors everywhere. This book is therefore aimed at all those with an interest in the behavior of stock markets. ...

Die aufregende Geschichte des Erdöls, das in der Hand kalt kalkulierender Strategen zur Waffe um die Weltherrschaft wurde Dieses Buch verfolgt einen manchmal fast unsichtbaren Faden, eine rote Linie der Ölgeopolitik, der Militär- und Finanzmacht, die mehr als ein Jahrhundert lang ein Hauptfaktor für die Entscheidungen von Regierungen, Terroristen und ganzen Ländergruppen gewesen ist. Nichts hat die Geschichte der letzten ...

Global processes such as capitalism and colonialism are influenced by local forces and manifested in events at a local level. The study of local practices can thus provide new insights into broader social relations. This book analyses British action at the end of the 18th century in the Southern hemisphere. Two Royal Navy ships, one off the Argentinean coast and one off the Southeast Australian coast are examined. By applying the concept of ...

Published to coincide with a major new six-part BBC1 series, this is a full and gloriously colourful social history of the nation through its buildings. The well-known and popular TV journalist David Dimbleby tells the dramatic and heroic story of Britain's architecture. How did we get from the fortified tower to the grand open mansion and back again to the gated communities of today? Can architecture really make a difference to our quality of ...