City of London. Volume 3. Illusions of gold
Details:
- Author(s) Kynaston, David
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1999
- Pages 581pp; illus
- Publisher Chatto & Windus
- Place Published London
Topics:
- Name Capital and money markets, etc
- Name Finance of production & trade
- Name Geopolitical event, natural disaster, etc, impact on business inc end of empire, war, disease, catastrophe, etc, exc industrial conflict
Countries:
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Notes:
Winner of the Wadsworth Prize for Business History, 1999. Scholarly narrative history of the City of London, being volume three of four volumes. Written lucidly for a broad readership. Focuses on firms, individuals and their networks; their markets; their roles and processes; their connections with wider political and social groups; their influence; and all set in a context of financial and global events. Structured in three parts: '1914-31'; 'Credits and debits'; '1931-45'