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Virtuous Bankers by Anne L. Murphy 2023 Hardcover Book
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Very good condition. Light DJ wear, no markings within.”
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- History
- ISBN
- 9780691194745
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691194742
ISBN-13
9780691194745
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25058355948
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Virtuous Bankers : a Day in the Life of the Eighteenth-Century Bank of England
Subject
Banks & Banking, Economic History, Finance / General, Europe / General
Publication Year
2023
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Business & Economics, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2022-030968
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"This is a model of economic history, acute, profound and diverting." ---Ferdinand Mount, London Review of Books, "Murphy turns what could have been a dry bureaucratic history into a fascinating and engaging read. Above all, her book highlights the value of approaching the big questions in economic history with a sensitivity to the routines and rhythms of everyday life." ---James Taylor, History Today, "[ Virtuous Bankers ] is compelling and lively, and will please both academic and general readers. . . . Murphy's thorough research sets a high standard for future work in this field." ---Perry Gauci, Literary Review, "Fascinating. . . . [Murphy] makes the technicalities of financial history accessible and personal." ---Martin Daunton, BBC History Magazine, "A highly readable, bottom-up account of the Bank of England's operations towards the end of the 18th century. Murphy makes a day in the life of the bank come alive with its descriptions of street life in London and the navigation of bank clerks in the city and within the bank's public spaces and private corridors." ---Jane Knodell, Central Banking, " Virtuous Bankers, is compelling and lively, and will please both academic and general readers. . . . Murphy's thorough research sets a high standard for future work in this field." ---Perry Gauci, Literary Review, "Murphy has produced an impressive historical study of the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street that makes a compelling case for why this particular period in its history is so important. Her book will be of interest not only to specialists, but also to anyone interested in how Britain's financial system evolved." ---Matthew Partridge, Money Week, "Murphy. . .excels in putting this microhistory in the larger context of the bank's relationship with the British state and British economic history. . . .By situating the Bank of England in the contexts of London and Britain at large, Murphy paints it a lively, much-needed, and three-dimensional portrait that uncovers the unknown corners of this well-known bank." ---Zhihui Zou, World History Encyclopedia, "[Murphy] excels in putting this microhistory in the larger context of the bank's relationship with the British state and British economic history. . . . By situating the Bank of England in the contexts of London and Britain at large, Murphy paints it a lively, much-needed, and three-dimensional portrait that uncovers the unknown corners of this well-known bank." ---Zhihui Zou, World History Encyclopedia
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
332.110942
Synopsis
An intimate account of the eighteenth-century Bank of England that shows how a private institution became 'a great engine of state' The eighteenth-century Bank of England was an institution that operated for the benefit of its shareholders -- and yet came to be considered, as Adam Smith described it, 'a great engine of state'. In Virtuous Bankers , Anne Murphy explores how this private organisation became the guardian of the public credit upon which Britain's economic and geopolitical power was based. Drawing on the voluminous and detailed minute books of a Committee of Inspection that examined the Bank's workings in 1783-84, Murphy frames her account as 'a day in the life' of the Bank of England, looking at a day's worth of banking activities that ranged from the issuing of bank notes to the management of public funds. Murphy discusses the bank as a domestic environment, a working environment, and a space to be protected against theft, fire, and revolt. She offers new insights into the skills of the Bank's clerks and the ways in which their work was organised, and she positions the Bank as part of the physical and cultural landscape of the City: an aggressive property developer, a vulnerable institution seeking to secure its buildings, and an enterprise necessarily accessible to the public. She considers the aesthetics of its headquarters -- one of London's finest buildings -- and the messages of creditworthiness embedded in that architecture and in the very visible actions of the Bank's clerks. Murphy's uniquely intimate account shows how the eighteenth-century Bank was able to deliver a set of services that were essential to the state and commanded the confidence of the public., An intimate account of the eighteenth-century Bank of England that shows how a private institution became "a great engine of state" The eighteenth-century Bank of England was an institution that operated for the benefit of its shareholders--and yet came to be considered, as Adam Smith described it, "a great engine of state." In Virtuous Bankers , Anne Murphy explores how this private organization became the guardian of the public credit upon which Britain's economic and geopolitical power was based. Drawing on the voluminous and detailed minute books of a Committee of Inspection that examined the Bank's workings in 1783-84, Murphy frames her account as "a day in the life" of the Bank of England, looking at a day's worth of banking activities that ranged from the issuing of bank notes to the management of public funds. Murphy discusses the bank as a domestic environment, a working environment, and a space to be protected against theft, fire, and revolt. She offers new insights into the skills of the Bank's clerks and the ways in which their work was organized, and she positions the Bank as part of the physical and cultural landscape of the City: an aggressive property developer, a vulnerable institution seeking to secure its buildings, and an enterprise necessarily accessible to the public. She considers the aesthetics of its headquarters--one of London's finest buildings--and the messages of creditworthiness embedded in that architecture and in the very visible actions of the Bank's clerks. Murphy's uniquely intimate account shows how the eighteenth-century Bank was able to deliver a set of services that were essential to the state and commanded the confidence of the public.
LC Classification Number
HG2994.M87 2023
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