The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy

"A brilliant, multifaceted chronicle of economic and social change." --"The New York Times <BR>"No praise can be too high." --"The New York Review of Books <BR>At the outset of the 1870s, the British aristocracy could rightly consider themselves the most fortunate people on earth: they held the lion's share of land, wealth, and power in the world's greatest empire. By the end of the 1930s they had lost not only a generation of sons in the First World War, but also much of their prosperity, prestige, and political significance. <BR>Deftly orchestrating an enormous array of documents and letters, facts, and statistics, David Cannadine shows how this shift came about--and how it was reinforced in the aftermath of the Second World War. Astonishingly learned, lucidly written, and sparkling with wit, The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy is a landmark study that dramatically changes our understanding of British social history. <BR>"Cannadine has produced a great book, one that is comprehensive in its scope, and of critical importance." --"London Review of Books

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