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The City of London: World of Its Own 1815-1890 v.1 (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The City of London: World of Its Own 1815-1890 v.1Tells the story of the London's nineteenth century ascent to its position as the world's leading international financial centre. This work discusses the rise of the merchant banks, the growth of the Stock Exchange, the internationalism of the money market, and the characters behind these developments, like the mercurial Nathan Rothschild.
Full description- Publisher: PIMLICO
- Published: 01 June 1995
- Format: Paperback 512 pages
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- Categories: Economic History | British & Irish History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900
- ISBN 13: 9780712662000 ISBN 10: 0712662006
- Sales rank: 289,646
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Full description for The City of London: World of Its Own 1815-1890 v.1
The acclaimed volume of three, "A World of It's Own" tells the story of the city's nineteenth century ascent to its position as the world's leading international financial centre. We see the rise of the merchant banks, the growth of the Stock Exchange, the internationalism of the money market, and the characters behind these developments, like the mercurial Nathan Rothschild or the dour Joshua Bates, who consolidated the power of Barings. High history is interwoven with drama: the burning of the Royal Exchange on a snowy night in 1838, the hectic making of fortunes from South American guano; the Baring crisis of 1890, when the city's most respected house was rescued by its keenest rival. Drawing on an unparalleled range of original source material, "A World of It's Own" brings the City of London for the first time into the mainstream of British and international history.
