Description: The growth of joint-stock business in Victorian Britain re-evaluated, showing in particular the resistance to it.
Brief description: James Taylor is now retired from professional cricket and now works in the media. He is a regular pundit for Sky's coverage of the England cricket team, works on the BBC's Test Match Special show and has a column in the Evening Standard. He also works with a number of leading heart charities to raise awareness of heart defects and spends time helping individuals and families who suffer from heart problems.
Review Quotes: A splendid addition to the Royal Historical Society's series 'Studies in History', which is providing a valuable outlet for some of the best new post-doctoral research in Britain. [...] Anyone reading it cannot fail to be struck by its quality. It should enhance considerably [the author's] reputation as one of the finest historians in the country.-- "ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW"