The Financial System In Nineteenthcentury Britain (Victorian Archives Series),New

The Financial System In Nineteenthcentury Britain (Victorian Archives Series),New

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Featuring Primary Documents Drawn From The Victorian Era'S Business And Periodical Press, This Anthology Provides An Introduction To The Most Important Features Of The Financial System In Nineteenthcentury Britain. Topics Covered Include Currency And Credit Instruments; The National Debt And The Stock Exchange; Banks And The Banking System; And The Money Market, Company Law, And Financial Fraud. The Documents Represent A Variety Of Perspectives, Including Workingclass Radicals' Complaints About The Burden The National Debt Imposed On The Poor, Indian Economists' Warnings About How Debt Was Impoverishing India, Political Economists' Celebrations Of 'Magic' Capital, And Satirists' Exposures Of The Frauds Perpetrated By Nefarious Swindlers And Company Promoters. Most Of The Selections Are Reproduced In Their Entirety So That Readers Can See How Closely Financial Matters Were Intertwined With The Politics, Ethics, And Literary Concerns Of The Period. An Introduction By The Editor And A Chronology Of The British Financial System Help Place The Materials In Their Historical Context.Ideal For Courses In Victorian Literature, Culture, And History, The Financial System In Nineteenthcentury Britain Will Also Interest General Readers Who Have Been Puzzled By References To Financial Matters In Writings Of The Period. This Unique Collection Reveals How England Rose To A Position Of International Financial Supremacy And How Writing About Finance Both Monitored And Supported That Triumph.

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