The Quakers by James Walvin
This text tells the story of the Quakers in Britain and the impact they had on British society. It describes how they gradually came to dominate key 18th century industries from iron-making to chemicals, from pharmaceuticals to banking. It provides an account of how in the 19th century they went on to dominate new industries, whether shoemaking, biscuits or chocolate. Barclays, Lloyds, Price Waterhouse, Swan Hunter, Clarks Shoes, Huntley and Palmer, Cadbury's, Fry's and Rowntree's, discussed in the text, all have Quaker origins - as do a wide range of other household names.
Walvin, James: - James Walvin taught for many years at the University of York where he is now Professor of History Emeritus. He also held visiting positions in the Caribbean, the U.S.A. and Australia. He won the prestigious Martin Luther King Memorial Prize for his book Black and White, and has published widely on the history of slavery and the slave trade, including more recently Black Ivory and A History of British Slavery. His book The People's Game was a pioneering study of the history of football and remains in print thirty years after its first publication. His latest book, The Trader, The Owner, The Slave: Parallel Lives in the Age of Slavery, will be published by Random House UK in March 2008.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719557507 |
| ISBN 10 | 071955750X |
| Title | The Quakers |
| Author | James Walvin |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 1997-06-12 |
| Number of pages | 253 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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