{"product_id":"9781805263135-the-national-debt-a-short-history","title":"The National Debt","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Short History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of our National Debt told through key events in British history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e Financial Times \u003c\/em\u003eSummer Read\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile it is central to today's politics, few people fully understand the National Debt and its role in shaping the course of British history. Without it, Britain would not have gained--and lost--two empires, nor won its wars against France and Germany. But Britain has also been moulded by attempts to break free of the Debt, from postwar Keynesian economics to today's austerity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartin Slater writes a vivid tale coloured with some of the most dramatic incidents and personalities of Britain's past--from clashes between King and Parliament, American independence and war in Europe, to the abolition of slavery, the development of the Union and the role of leading figures such as Pitt, Gladstone, Adam Smith and Keynes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom medieval times to the 2008 financial crash and beyond, \u003cem\u003eThe National Debt\u003c\/em\u003e explores the changing fortunes of the Debt, and so of Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515028758902,"sku":"9781805263135","price":15.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35044530.jpg?v=1751508855","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781805263135-the-national-debt-a-short-history","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}