Charles Feinstein: Illuminating the Past, Shaping the Future

By Fouad Sabry

Who is Charles Feinstein

Charles Hilliard Feinstein, FBA was a noted South African and British economic historian. He was born in Johannesburg, received his early education at Parktown Boys' High School and studied at Witwatersrand University and Cambridge University where he completed his doctorate. In 1958, he joined the Department of Applied Economics at Cambridge. During this period, other notable economic historians such as Phyllis Deane and W. A. Cole were hard at work, extending data series on the UK economy back into previous centuries. In 1972, Feinstein published his magnum opus, National Income, Expenditure and Output of the United Kingdom, 1855-1965, which has since come to be seen as the standard reference work on UK economic data for the period. The Times said of this book:Although Feinstein undertook many more investigations, this was perhaps his crowning achievement. Of the several similar projects undertaken in different countries, for example the American, Canadian, Australian and German initiatives, it is fair to say that the one that Feinstein brought into being was the most elegantly reasoned, organised and presented. It was all the more remarkable for being the work largely of one man.

How you will benefit

(I) Insights about the following:

Chapter 1: Charles Feinstein

Chapter 2: Terence Ranger

Chapter 3: Peter Temin

Chapter 4: Charles Webster (historian)

Chapter 5: Charles Gabriel Seligman

Chapter 6: John Habakkuk

Chapter 7: Ronald Robinson

Chapter 8: David Abulafia

Chapter 9: Denis Twitchett

Chapter 10: Julian T. Jackson

Chapter 11: William Miller Macmillan

Chapter 12: Christopher Bayly

Chapter 13: Robin Matthews (economist)

Chapter 14: Maurice Beresford

Chapter 15: Roderick Floud

Chapter 16: Peter Mathias

Chapter 17: Martin Robertson

Chapter 18: Sidney Pollard

Chapter 19: Eric A. Walker (historian)

Chapter 20: Charles Wilson (historian)

Chapter 21: David Washbrook

Who this book is for

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information about Charles Feinstein.

• Language: English
• Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable
• Release date: Feb 7, 2024

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