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Men, women, and money : perspectives on gender, wealth, and investment 1850-1930 / edited by David R. Green ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wealth--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Wealth.
- Wealth--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Capitalists and financiers--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Capitalists and financiers.
- Capitalists and financiers--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Women capitalists and financiers--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Women capitalists and financiers.
- Women capitalists and financiers--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (325 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- There has been considerable research into the growth of limited companies in Great Britain in the 19th century, but not much is known about their investors, both men and women. This interdisciplinary book, based on new research, investigates the identity and behaviour of these investors.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; 1 Men, Women, and Money: An Introduction; 2 The Wealth Structure of Britain in 1809-39, 1860-1, and 1906; 3 Assets of the Dead: Wealth, Investment, and Modernity in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century England and Wales; 4 They Lived and Saved: Examining the Savings Motives of Shopkeepers in Late Nineteenth-Century Britain; 5 Colonial Sisters and their Wealth: The Wealth Holdings of Women in South Australia, 1875-1915; 6 Wealth and Gender in Ontario: 1870-1930
- 7 Gamblers, Fools, Victims, or Wizards? The British Investor in the Public Mind, 1850-19308 The Evidence for 'Democratization' of Share Ownership in Great Britain in the Early Twentieth Century; 9 Shareholder Liability, Risk Aversion, and Investment Returns in Nineteenth-Century British Banking; 10 The Shareholders' 'Dog' that did not Bark: Contested Takeover Bids in Long-Run Comparative Perspective; 11 Wealth, Investment, and Global Finance: International Financial Centres, 1870-1930; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613265357
- 1-283-26535-4
- 0-19-161819-5
- OCLC:
- 922970668
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