CREATING CAPITALISM: JOINT-STOCK ENTERPRISE IN BRITISH POLITICS AND CULTURE, 1800-1870.
Series: ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY STUDIES IN HISTORY. NEW SERIES
Publisher: ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Published: 2006
Place of publication: LONDON
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 256
Description: The emergence of the joint-stock company in 19th-century Britain was a culture shock for many Victorians. This book re-evaluates the growth of joint-stock business in Victorian Britain, showing in particular the resistance to it.