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UNINA9910781903203321 |
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Autore |
Moss D. J (David J.), <1938-> |
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Titolo |
Thomas Attwood [[electronic resource] ] : the biography of a radical / / David J. Moss |
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Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-85140-3 |
9786612851407 |
0-7735-6208-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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377 p. : ill., ports. ; ; 24 cm |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Politicians - Great Britain |
Economists - Great Britain |
Great Britain Politics and government 1800-1837 |
Great Britain Politics and government 1837-1901 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-365) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Family Background and Commercial Apprenticeship -- Public Champion -- Great Expectations -- A Crime against the People -- Backstairs Politics -- False Hopes -- New Directions -- The Birmingham Political Union: A Vehicle of Protest -- The Birmingham Political Union: Vindication -- A Stranger in the House -- Failure -- The Final Years -- Notes -- A Note on Sources -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In addition to his political activities, Attwood laid claim to competence as an economist, based on his experience in banking and his observation of industrial practices in Birmingham. He focused most of his attention on the gold standard and its inhibitory effect on the growth of the economy. Long before the development of modern schools of economic theory, Attwood sought the regulation of business through control of the money supply. He was unsuccessful in his challenge to the Ricardian school, which promised stability through a gold based economy, and died disillusioned. Birmingham became identified with his brand of economic theory and a succession of economists followed his lead into the national arena. Through his study |
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