2009, ISBN: 9781130401202

Paperback. New. Winner of the Economic History Society's Best First Monograph award 2009 The emergence of the joint-stock company in nineteenth-century Britain was a culture shock f… More...

Paperback. New. Winner of the Economic History Society's Best First Monograph award 2009 The emergence of the joint-stock company in nineteenth-century Britain was a culture shock for many Victorians. Though the home of the industrial revolution, the nation's economy was dominated by the private partnership, seen as the most efficient as well as the most ethical form of business organisation. The large, impersonal company and the rampant speculation it was thought to encourage were viewed with suspicion and downright hostility. This book argues that the existing historiography understates society's resistance to joint-stock enterprise; it employs an eclectic range of sources, from newspapers and parliamentary papers to cartoons, novels and plays, to unearth this forgotten economic debate. It explores how the legal system was gradually restructured to facilitate joint-stock enterprise, a process culminating in the limited liability legislation of the mid-1850s. This has typically been interpreted as evidence for the emergence of new, positive attitudes to speculation and economic growth, but the book demonstrates how traditional outlooks continued to influence legislation, and the way in which economic reforms were driven by political agendas. It shows how debates on the economic culture of nineteenth-century Britain are strikingly relevant to current questions over the ethics of multinational corporations. James Taylor is Senior Lecturer in British History at Lancaster University., RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 24 pages. Dimensions: 9.4in. x 7.2in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1805 edition. Excerpt: . . . subjects from the purest motives; and that gracious common Parent, who loves all his children alike, beholds with approbation every one who worships him in sincerity. Yet it cannot be reasonably expected that conscientious men should promote a religious opinion directly con trary to their own. A Presbyterian, Baptist, or f Wakcr, In the conclusion of the paragraph from which the last extract was taken Mr. L. proceeds as follows: -- But the GRAND nasrs or CHxrsTiANrTY ALONE; is broad enough for the whole bulk of mankind to. stand upon, and join hands as children of one family. This basis is GLORY. ro Gon, and the increase of peace and good-will amongst men. It is the duty of every man to imitate the conduct of the good Sama rit-an. Where is the fincere Churchman or Dissenter that would not readily unite to pour the oil and wine into the poor mans wounds P Ah then! let the friends of youth, among every denomination of Christians, oxalt the STANDARD or EDucATtoN, and ralbv round it for tleir preservation; forgetting for a while their private religious differences of opinion; and pursuing two grand objects for the public good-I the promotion of good morals, and the instruction of youth in usesul learning, adapted to their respective situations. i That the Glory of God and universal Charity are the two great objects jwhich Christians should always keep in view, no one who knows what Christianity is can denysi Andfirnn GRAND BAsrs or CHRlSTlANlTY, comprizing all the fundanzentals of the Christian religion, is certainly broad enough for the whole bulk of. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub, RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 44 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1829 Excerpt: . . . holding in one hand the book of life, and in the other a cross. This temple is consecrated to Edward Holdsworth, author of Muscipula, and Remarks and Dissertations on Virgil, In accordance with the design of the building, is a cenotaph, on which is a figure of genius, represented in a pensive attitude, with Virgilis bust, and a Latin inscription, complimentary to the talents of Holdsworth. The mansion at Gopsall has recently undergone many internal alterations by the present noble owner, and forms an excellent, spacious, and handsome family mansion. Among other apartments of large dimensions, is a very handsome private chapel, fitted up with cedar wood, and the front of the altjr made out of the famous Boscobel Oak. In this chapel is a fine picture of the crucified Saviour, by Vandyke. The park belonging to this mansion, and the estate, have been much enlarged by Lord Howe, and improved by planting, and c. The family of Curzon, though only ennobled within the last century, is of great antiquity, being descended from Giraldinede Curzon, who came over with the conqueror. In the reign of Edward VI. , Francis Curzon, of Kedleston, in the county of Derby, married Eleanor, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Vernon. Sir John Curzon, grandson of Francis, was created, in August, 1641, a Baronet of Nova Scotia, in which title he was succeeded by his son. Sir Nathaniel, the second Baronet, married Sarah, daughter of William Penn, of Penn, in the county of Bucks, -and died in March, 1719, and was succeeded by his son John, third Baronet, who, dying unmarried, was succeeded by his GOPSALL, LEICESTERSHIRE. brother Nathaniel, fourth Baronet, who married Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Ralph Assheton, of Middleton, in the county of Lancaster, Baronet, and died leaving . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<

ISBN: 9781130401202

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 44 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purc… More...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 44 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1829 Excerpt: . . . holding in one hand the book of life, and in the other a cross. This temple is consecrated to Edward Holdsworth, author of Muscipula, and Remarks and Dissertations on Virgil, In accordance with the design of the building, is a cenotaph, on which is a figure of genius, represented in a pensive attitude, with Virgilis bust, and a Latin inscription, complimentary to the talents of Holdsworth. The mansion at Gopsall has recently undergone many internal alterations by the present noble owner, and forms an excellent, spacious, and handsome family mansion. Among other apartments of large dimensions, is a very handsome private chapel, fitted up with cedar wood, and the front of the altjr made out of the famous Boscobel Oak. In this chapel is a fine picture of the crucified Saviour, by Vandyke. The park belonging to this mansion, and the estate, have been much enlarged by Lord Howe, and improved by planting, and c. The family of Curzon, though only ennobled within the last century, is of great antiquity, being descended from Giraldinede Curzon, who came over with the conqueror. In the reign of Edward VI. , Francis Curzon, of Kedleston, in the county of Derby, married Eleanor, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Vernon. Sir John Curzon, grandson of Francis, was created, in August, 1641, a Baronet of Nova Scotia, in which title he was succeeded by his son. Sir Nathaniel, the second Baronet, married Sarah, daughter of William Penn, of Penn, in the county of Bucks, -and died in March, 1719, and was succeeded by his son John, third Baronet, who, dying unmarried, was succeeded by his GOPSALL, LEICESTERSHIRE. brother Nathaniel, fourth Baronet, who married Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Ralph Assheton, of Middleton, in the county of Lancaster, Baronet, and died leaving . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<