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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781903203321

Autore

Moss D. J (David J.), <1938->

Titolo

Thomas Attwood [[electronic resource] ] : the biography of a radical / / David J. Moss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990

ISBN

1-282-85140-3

9786612851407

0-7735-6208-7

Descrizione fisica

377 p. : ill., ports. ; ; 24 cm

Disciplina

941.07/092

Soggetti

Politicians - Great Britain

Economists - Great Britain

Great Britain Politics and government 1800-1837

Great Britain Politics and government 1837-1901

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-365) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



of Attwood's career and the development of his philosophy, David Moss reveals the impact of industrialism on the individual and society.