David Kynaston 
City State 

An engaging account of the rise and dominance of the City of London, arguably the most important phenomenon of British history in the last 300 years. ‘The City today is the most dynamic and world-beating sector of the British economy. Increasingly, it is the City that calls the shots. More than ever, governments and industry are constrained in their conduct by the fear of the judgement of the financial markets. This book looks back over the past 20 years and examines the extraordinary rise of this economic entity that is the City of London.

A propos de l’auteur

David Kynaston is a critically acclaimed historian and author, and the recipient of a Spear’s Book Award for his lifetime achievement as a British historian. His books include a three-volume history of postwar Britain; Austerity Britain (longlisted for The Orwell Prize), Family Britain and Modernity Britain (longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize), which has sold 150, 000 copies, as well as a four-volume history of the City of London, and the centenary history of the Financial Times.