{"product_id":"9780375703683","title":"The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant, multifaceted chronicle of economic and social change.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the outset of the 1870s, the British aristocracy could rightly consider themselves the most fortunate people on earth: they held the lion's share of land, wealth, and power in the world's greatest empire. By the end of the 1930s they had lost not only a generation of sons in the First World War, but also much of their prosperity, prestige, and political significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeftly orchestrating an enormous array of documents and letters, facts, and statistics, David Cannadine shows how this shift came about—and how it was reinforced in the aftermath of the Second World War. Astonishingly learned, lucidly written, and sparkling with wit, \u003ci\u003eThe Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark study that dramatically changes our understanding of British social history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012891590896,"sku":"9780375703683","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780375703683_p0.jpg?v=1763691497","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780375703683","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}