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Title details for No Idle Rich by Jim McAloon - Available

No Idle Rich

by Jim McAloon
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Wealth and power in a colonial society is the subject of this book. It is a detailed study of the richest settlers in southern New Zealand, where the country's earliest fortunes were made, mostly by pastoral farmers and financiers. Who where the rich? Not born gentlemen, the author shows, but astute and innovative capitalists, generally from relatively humble origins, Drawing on innovative research using wills, business papers and biographical sources, he investigates how they made their money, the significance of family relationships and the role of women, the influence of the rich on national and local politics, and how they justified and maintained their position.

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  • Release date

    March 6, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780947522049
      • File size: 3989 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780947522049
      • File size: 3989 KB

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  • Languages

    • English

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English