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Capitalism, culture, and decline in Britain, 1750-1990 / W.D. Rubinstein.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rubinstein, W. D.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Elite (Social sciences)--Great Britain--History.
Elite (Social sciences).
Great Britain--Economic conditions--1945-1964.
Great Britain.
Great Britain--Social conditions--1945-1964.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-1964.
Great Britain--Economic conditions--1964-1979.
Great Britain--Social conditions--1964-1979.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1964-1979.
Great Britain--Economic conditions--1979-1997.
Great Britain--Social conditions--1979-1997.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (193 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This original and controversial contribution to the topical debate on Britain's economic decline presents a critique of the thesis made familiar in recent years by Martin J. Wiener, Anthony Sampson, Correlli Barnett and others.
Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Preface; THE BRITISH ECONOMY SINCE INDUSTRIALISATION AND THE 'CULTURAL CRITIQUE'; BRITISH CULTURE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATION, THE 'GENTLEMAN', AND BRITISH ENTREPRENEURSHIP; ELITES AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE BRITISH ECONOMY; Notes; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-177) and index.
ISBN:
1-134-95833-1
1-134-95834-X
1-138-16287-6
9786610322008
1-280-32200-4
0-585-45248-2
9780203405833
OCLC:
54872739

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