Inspired by the work and legacy of Francesca Carnevali, this collection brings together new research into nineteenth- and twentieth-century British and European economic history, socio-cultural history and business history.

Editors' Introduction: Economic History "as if People Mattered" - Paolo Di Martino and Peter Scott and Andrew PoppPolitics, Society and Culture in the World of Production: Some Reflections on Francesca Carnevali's Legacy - Paolo Di MartinoCustom and Spectacle: The Public Staging of Business Life - Andrew PoppThe Political Economy of Financing Italian Small Businesses, 1950-1990s - Alberto Rinaldi and Anna SpadavecchiaBanks and Business Finance in Britain before 1914: A Comparative Evaluation - Leslie HannahLarge-Scale Retailing, Mass Market Strategies and the Blurring of Class Demarcations in Inter-War Britain - Peter ScottLarge-Scale Retailing, Mass Market Strategies and the Blurring of Class Demarcations in Inter-War Britain - James T. Walker'Made in England': Making and Selling the Piano, 1851-1914 - Lucy NewtonTwentieth-Century British History: Perspectives, Trajectories and some Thoughts on a Revised Textbook - Matthew HiltonFrom Social Capital to Social Assemblage - Ken LipartitoEconomic History and Microhistory - Chris WickhamEurope's Difference and Comparative History: Searching for European Capitalism - Andrea ColliEditors' Conclusion - Paolo Di Martino and Peter Scott and Andrew PoppAppendix: Bibliography of Francesca Carnevali's Published WorkBibliography