David Barnett, after a distinguished business career, returned to the University of Nottingham to complete his research in Business History.

• The Metropolis defined: Geography, Population, TopographyIndustrial London: Classifying London's Trades & Patterns of industry in LondonThe London manufacturing tradesEmployment in manufacturingThe Construction Trades in LondonLondon and The Consumer RevolutionLondon: Prototype Service EconomyCommercial LondonThe London BusinesswomanConclusion: London, 'the world's first modern city'

David Barnett, after a distinguished business career, returned to the University of Nottingham to complete his research in Business History.

• The Metropolis defined: Geography, Population, TopographyIndustrial London: Classifying London's Trades & Patterns of industry in LondonThe London manufacturing tradesEmployment in manufacturingThe Construction Trades in LondonLondon and The Consumer RevolutionLondon: Prototype Service EconomyCommercial LondonThe London BusinesswomanConclusion: London, 'the world's first modern city'

David Barnett, after a distinguished business career, returned to the University of Nottingham to complete his research in Business History.

• The Metropolis defined: Geography, Population, TopographyIndustrial London: Classifying London's Trades & Patterns of industry in LondonThe London manufacturing tradesEmployment in manufacturingThe Construction Trades in LondonLondon and The Consumer RevolutionLondon: Prototype Service EconomyCommercial LondonThe London BusinesswomanConclusion: London, 'the world's first modern city'