Examining the relationship of administrative culture within government bureaucracy to contemporary perceptions of efficiency, Naval Power and British Culture, 1760-1850 explores the attitudes of the public employers who helped run the Royal Navy, including the administrative ideas, structures, practices and mores of employees. It also focuses on the transition in the culture of government employees in the naval establishments in London - in the Navy and Victualling Offices - as well as the victualling yard towns along the ...
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Examining the relationship of administrative culture within government bureaucracy to contemporary perceptions of efficiency, Naval Power and British Culture, 1760-1850 explores the attitudes of the public employers who helped run the Royal Navy, including the administrative ideas, structures, practices and mores of employees. It also focuses on the transition in the culture of government employees in the naval establishments in London - in the Navy and Victualling Offices - as well as the victualling yard towns along the Thames and Medway.
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Fair. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 306 p. Naval Power and British Culture, 1760-1850: Public Trust and Government IdeologyAuthor: Roger Morriss. Publication date: 2004. Publisher: Ashgate, UK. Binding: hardback cloth. Pages: 294 + intro. Description / Condition: Light shelf wear. A lovely copy. Recent work on the growth of British naval power during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries has emphasised developments in the political, constitutional and financial infrastructure of the British state. Naval Power and British Culture, 1760-1850 takes these considerations one step further, and examines the relationship of administrative culture within government bureaucracy to contemporary perceptions of efficiency in the period 1760-1850. By administrative culture is meant the ideas, attitudes, structures, practices and mores of public employees. Inevitably these changed over time and this shift is examined as the naval departments passed through times of crisis and peace. Focusing on the transition in the culture of government employe.
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New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 306 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 306 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
