City Bankers, 1890 1914

ISBN-13: 9780521441889 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 368 str.

Youssef Cassis; Margaret Rocques

Opis

This book is a major contribution to a controversial area of economic history and to the debate about the nature of British society in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. Translated into English for the first time, it provides a detailed analysis of the banking community of London when the City was the undisputed financial center of the world. Attention is paid to the social origins, education careers, business interests and fortunes of its members, to the networks of relationships of its most important dynasties, as well as to the political influence of the world of banking.

Recenzje

"Among late-Victorian institutions, few can match the City of London either in its claim to historical importance or its lack of solid documentation. Youssef Cassis's newly translated City Bankers provides English-speaking historians with an important first step towards understanding what made the City tick....This is a welcome translation and an important book." Victorian Studies

Spis treści

Introduction to the English Edition; Introduction; 1. Banks and bankers; 2. Paths to banking; 3. The banking profession; 4. Financial interests and commitments; 5. Banks' profits, bankers' fortunes; 6. Marriages and dynasties; 7. The aristocratic way of life; 8. Finance and politics; Conclusion; Sources and bibliography; Index.