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Free Trade Nation Commerce, Consumption, and Civil Society in Modern Britain

Trentmann Frank
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199567324
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
779 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
34 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
464

Forfatter
Trentmann Frank

Biographical note

Frank Trentmann is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence. He has publised widely on modern economic history, most recently Beyond Sovereignty: Britain, Empire and Transnationalism (2007, with Kevin Grant and Philippa Levine) and Consuming Cultures, Global Perspectives (2006, with John Brewer).

Free Trade Nation Commerce, Consumption, and Civil Society in Modern Britain

Trentmann Frank
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk
Trentmann Frank
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk
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One of Britain's defining contributions to the modern world, Free Trade united civil society and commerce and gave birth to consumer power. In this book, Frank Trentmann shows how the doctrine of Free Trade contributed to the growth of a democratic culture in Britain - and how it fell apart. Far from the cold economic doctrine of today, in an earlier battle over globalization Free Trade was a passionately held ideal, central to public life and national identity. Free Trade inspired popular entertainment and advertising, in seaside resorts, shows, and shopping streets. It mobilized an alliance of elites and the people, businessmen and working-class women, imperialists and internationalists. Free Trade Nation follows the creation of this culture in nineteenth-century Britain, and its subsequent unravelling in the First World War and the depression of the 1930s, when consumers and internationalists, labour and business now attacked it for sacrificing international stability and domestic welfare at the temple of cheapness. These successful attacks marked the end of a defining chapter in history.The popular culture of Free Trade was never to return. For anyone interested in the current problem of globalization, this book offers a vivid and thought-provoking perspective on the success and failure of Free Trade. For champions of trade liberalization, it is a reminder that culture, ethics and popular communication matter just as much as sound economics. Believers in Fair Trade, by contrast, will be surprised to learn that in the past it was Free Trade, not Fair Trade, that was seen to stand for values such as democracy, justice, and peace.
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This book tells the story of Free Trade in modern Britain, its contribution to the development of Britain's democratic culture, and its unravelling in the wake of the First World War.
PART ONE: BUILDING A FREE TRADE NATION; PART TWO: UNRAVELLING
Trentmann has produced a valuable guide to free trade.
Offers a historical perspective on current battles over globalization, trade, and democracy, showing how it was once Free Trade (not Fair Trade) that stood for values such as democracy, civil society, and international justice Goes beyond cold economic theory to illuminate the culture of the Free Trade movement, the passion and drama that characterized it, and the doctrine's wider political implications Shows how Free Trade created a new consumer identity and how important this new breed of morally aware and civic-minded consumer was in creating and defending an open global economy Looks at the unravelling of Free Trade in the interwar period - and the lessons to be learned from it in the globalized world economy of the twenty-first century
Les mer
Frank Trentmann is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence. He has publised widely on modern economic history, most recently Beyond Sovereignty: Britain, Empire and Transnationalism (2007, with Kevin Grant and Philippa Levine) and Consuming Cultures, Global Perspectives (2006, with John Brewer).
Les mer
Offers a historical perspective on current battles over globalization, trade, and democracy, showing how it was once Free Trade (not Fair Trade) that stood for values such as democracy, civil society, and international justice Goes beyond cold economic theory to illuminate the culture of the Free Trade movement, the passion and drama that characterized it, and the doctrine's wider political implications Shows how Free Trade created a new consumer identity and how important this new breed of morally aware and civic-minded consumer was in creating and defending an open global economy Looks at the unravelling of Free Trade in the interwar period - and the lessons to be learned from it in the globalized world economy of the twenty-first century
Les mer

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One of Britain's defining contributions to the modern world, Free Trade united civil society and commerce and gave birth to consumer power. In this book, Frank Trentmann shows how the doctrine of Free Trade contributed to the growth of a democratic culture in Britain - and how it fell apart. Far from the cold economic doctrine of today, in an earlier battle over globalization Free Trade was a passionately held ideal, central to public life and national identity. Free Trade inspired popular entertainment and advertising, in seaside resorts, shows, and shopping streets. It mobilized an alliance of elites and the people, businessmen and working-class women, imperialists and internationalists. Free Trade Nation follows the creation of this culture in nineteenth-century Britain, and its subsequent unravelling in the First World War and the depression of the 1930s, when consumers and internationalists, labour and business now attacked it for sacrificing international stability and domestic welfare at the temple of cheapness. These successful attacks marked the end of a defining chapter in history.The popular culture of Free Trade was never to return. For anyone interested in the current problem of globalization, this book offers a vivid and thought-provoking perspective on the success and failure of Free Trade. For champions of trade liberalization, it is a reminder that culture, ethics and popular communication matter just as much as sound economics. Believers in Fair Trade, by contrast, will be surprised to learn that in the past it was Free Trade, not Fair Trade, that was seen to stand for values such as democracy, justice, and peace.
Les mer
This book tells the story of Free Trade in modern Britain, its contribution to the development of Britain's democratic culture, and its unravelling in the wake of the First World War.
PART ONE: BUILDING A FREE TRADE NATION; PART TWO: UNRAVELLING
Trentmann has produced a valuable guide to free trade.
Offers a historical perspective on current battles over globalization, trade, and democracy, showing how it was once Free Trade (not Fair Trade) that stood for values such as democracy, civil society, and international justice Goes beyond cold economic theory to illuminate the culture of the Free Trade movement, the passion and drama that characterized it, and the doctrine's wider political implications Shows how Free Trade created a new consumer identity and how important this new breed of morally aware and civic-minded consumer was in creating and defending an open global economy Looks at the unravelling of Free Trade in the interwar period - and the lessons to be learned from it in the globalized world economy of the twenty-first century
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Frank Trentmann is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence. He has publised widely on modern economic history, most recently Beyond Sovereignty: Britain, Empire and Transnationalism (2007, with Kevin Grant and Philippa Levine) and Consuming Cultures, Global Perspectives (2006, with John Brewer).
Les mer
Offers a historical perspective on current battles over globalization, trade, and democracy, showing how it was once Free Trade (not Fair Trade) that stood for values such as democracy, civil society, and international justice Goes beyond cold economic theory to illuminate the culture of the Free Trade movement, the passion and drama that characterized it, and the doctrine's wider political implications Shows how Free Trade created a new consumer identity and how important this new breed of morally aware and civic-minded consumer was in creating and defending an open global economy Looks at the unravelling of Free Trade in the interwar period - and the lessons to be learned from it in the globalized world economy of the twenty-first century
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199567324
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
779 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
34 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
464

Forfatter
Trentmann Frank

Biographical note

Frank Trentmann is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence. He has publised widely on modern economic history, most recently Beyond Sovereignty: Britain, Empire and Transnationalism (2007, with Kevin Grant and Philippa Levine) and Consuming Cultures, Global Perspectives (2006, with John Brewer).

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