History and Society

Tawney, R. H.

ISBN 10: 0710089538 / ISBN 13: 9780710089533

Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1978

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No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked maroon cloth boards, small indent to lower front board and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or rubbed or creased with small indent to lower front edge and minor traces of storage. 260pp. A collection of ten of Tawney's historical essays provides a full evaluation of the evolution and significance of his approach to economic history. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 8.75 x 5.5 inches.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History and Society
• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul, London
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0710089538
• ISBN 13: 9780710089533
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (+)
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  • History

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Synopsis

R. H. Tawney believed that the subject of economic history raises questions which touch the fundamental concerns of all thinking people. By setting economic development firmly within the framework of cultural and political life, he provided an alternative to the recent fragmentation of economic history into a number of increasingly technical specialisms.First published as a collection in 1978, these ten essays, spanning the length of Professor Tawney's career remain as controversial and potent as ever, and the original introduction by J. M. Winter provides the first full evaluation and significance of R. H. Tawney's approach to economic history. Among the essays included in this volume are the indispensible studies of 'The Rise of the Gentry' and 'Harrington's Interpretation of His Age', as well as 'The Abolition of Economic Controls, 1918-1921', here published in full for the first time. Other selections, such as Tawney's celebrated inaugural lecture as Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics in 1933, 'the Study of Economic History', offer a representative sample of the range and sweep of Tawney's historical imagination. Taken together, these essays demonstrate the validity of Tawney's conviction that economic historians must confront not only the creation of wealth, but also the moral questions surrounding its distribution.