The Decline & Fall of the British Aristocracy - Hardcover

David Cannadine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300047614 ISBN 13: 9780300047615

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Originally published in 1990 and now available in paperback, a history of the decline of the British aristocracy over the last hundred years, which looks at the process by which nobles have lost their wealth, power and prestige.

About this title

Review:

"A brilliant, multifaceted chronicle of economic and social change." --The New York Times

"No praise can be too high." --The New York Review of Books

"Cannadine has produced a great book, one that is comprehensive in its scope, and of critical importance." --London Review of Books

"This highly entertaining social history, full of fascinating anecdotal material...is the last word on the subject." --The Washington Post Book World

"An impressive volume that will be cited by writers on the subject for years to come for its immense learning and the care with which the author has organized a mass of material." --The Wall Street Journal

About the Author:

Sir David Cannadine was born in Birmingham, England, in 1950 and educated at Cambridge, Oxford, and Princeton. He is the author of many acclaimed books, including The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy, G. M. Trevelyan, History in Our Time, Class in Britain, Ornamentalism, and Mellon. He has taught at Cambridge and Columbia Universities and has also served as director of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. He is currently Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0300047614
• ISBN 13: 9780300047615
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 830