{"product_id":"the-national-debt-martin-slater-9780190914530","title":"The National Debt: A Short History","description":"While it is central to today's politics, few people fully understand the National Debt and its role in shaping the course of British history. Without it, Britain would not have gained-and lost-two empires, nor won its wars against France and Germany. But Britain has also been molded by attempts to break free of the Debt, from postwar Keynesian economics to today's austerity.\u003cbr\u003eMartin Slater writes a vivid tale colored with some of the most dramatic incidents and personalities of Britain's past-from clashes between King and Parliament, American independence and war in Europe, to the abolition of slavery, the development of the Union and the role of leading figures such as Pitt, Gladstone, Adam Smith and Keynes.\u003cbr\u003eFrom medieval times to the 2008 financial crash and beyond, \u003cem\u003eThe National Debt\u003c\/em\u003e explores the changing fortunes of the Debt, and so of Great Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Slater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019091453X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190914530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019","brand":"Martin Slater","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119399465215,"sku":"9780190914530","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a891337f-dab7-486a-80d7-790f2035bfc5.jpg?v=1687409144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-national-debt-martin-slater-9780190914530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}