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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.
"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
"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
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