The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy by Cannadine, David

The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375703683)

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The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy by Cannadine, David

The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy

$26.00
The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy by Cannadine, David

The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy

$26.00
Format: Paperback
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"A brilliant, multifaceted chronicle of economic and social change." --The New York Times

At the outset of the 1870s, the British aristocracy could rightly consider themselves the most fortunate people on earth: they held the lion's share of land, wealth, and power in the world's greatest empire. By the end of the 1930s they had lost not only a generation of sons in the First World War, but also much of their prosperity, prestige, and political significance.

Deftly orchestrating an enormous array of documents and letters, facts, and statistics, David Cannadine shows how this shift came about--and how it was reinforced in the aftermath of the Second World War. Astonishingly learned, lucidly written, and sparkling with wit, The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy is a landmark study that dramatically changes our understanding of British social history.

Author: David Cannadine
ISBN-10: 0375703683
ISBN-13: 9780375703683
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 09/07/1999
Pages: 848
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.22w x 1.69d
By David Cannadine
By David Cannadine
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Sir David Cannadine was born in Birmingham, England, in 1950 and educated at Cambridge, Oxford, and Princeton. He is the author of many acclaimed books, including The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy, G. M. Trevelyan, History in Our Time, Class in Britain, Ornamentalism, and Mellon. He has taught at Cambridge and Columbia Universities and has also served as director of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. He is currently Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University.

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