'Thank you for your business' : the Jewish contribution to the British economy, 1655-2012 /

'Thank you for your business' : the Jewish contribution to the British economy, 1655-2012 /

"Over the centuries, arguments have raged over whether or not Britain should be welcoming toward immigrants. This is a book about a tiny proportion of the immigrants to whom Britain did grant asylum, refuge, and liberty. It is the first detailed examination into the survival and economic growth...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Derek, 1932 August 5-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Portland, OR : Vallentine Mitchell, 2013.
Subjects:
Jewish businesspeople > Great Britain > History.
Jews > Commerce > Great Britain > History.
Jews > Great Britain > Economic conditions.
History
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • The story so far
  • Slow growth
  • Grown-up moneylending
  • Looking after the ladies
  • Whatever happened to the old clo' man?
  • Where there's muck there's brass
  • The sum of the whole is greater than the sum of the individual parts
  • The media story
  • Eat, drink and be merry
  • Chicken soup plus
  • The motor age
  • There's no business like ...
  • Someone has to be a developer
  • The new clo' man
  • The new world of information technology
  • The will to survive
  • Appendix A, Jews who contributed to the British economy
  • Appendix B, Jewish property companies.

Similar Items