F M. L. Thompson

Gentrification and the Enterprise Culture

Britain 1780-1980

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book F. M. L. Thompson, with his typical blend of elegance and erudition, makes an incisive contribution to the longstanding debate over gentrification and entrepreneurialism in Britain. Professor Thompson provides an expert analysis of the links between economic performance and the penetration of industrial wealth into landed society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780199265602
• ISBN-10: 0199265607
• Artikelnr.: 30213508

Autorenporträt

Professor F. M. L. THOMPSON, Former Director of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London

Inhaltsangabe

1: Posing the Problem
2: Aristocrats as Entrepreneurs
3: Entrepreneurs as Aristocrats
4: Entrepreneurial Culture and the Culture of Entrepreneurs
5: Consumption, Culture, and the 'Unenterprising' Businessman
6: Gentlemanly Values, Education, and the Industrial Spirit
7: Conclusion: The Rise and Fall of Cultural Explanations of Economic Performance
Appendices
Index