Royal Mail

The Post Office Since 1840

Martin J. Daunton (University of Cambridge, UK)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
19 November 2015

British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Industrialisation & industrial history; Postal & telecommunications industries

Series: History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections

The history of the post office involves many of the most significant themes in the social, economic and political history of Britain. Daunton traces the development of the post office as an institution and as a business in the 19th and 20th centuries and places the debates surrounding its history, performances and failings in a longer historical perspective and in the broader context of British national history.

By: Martin J. Daunton (University of Cambridge UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 762g
ISBN: 9781474241236
ISBN 10: 1474241239
Series: History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 19 November 2015
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Asa Briggs Acknowledgements Preface PART I IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION 1 Rowland Hill: From Radical to Administrator 2 Mail Services 3 Financial Services: Profit or Welfare? PART II CARRYING THE MAIL 4 Rail and Road: The Inland Mail 5 Sea and Air: The Overseas Mail PART III WORKING FOR THE POST OFFICE 6 Workers and Wages 7 On the Establishment PART IV OFFICIALS AND POLITICIANS 8 Centre and Region 9 Autonomy and Control PART V EPILOGUE: THE POSTWAR WORLD 10 Retreat and Reform in the Postwar World Notes Index

Martin J. Daunton is Professor of Economic History and Head of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Cambridge University