Cover is for reference only

The British industrial revolution in global perspective

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Allen Robert C 1947-
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge New York
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: New approaches to economic and social history
Subjects:
Economic history > 1750-1918
Industrialisierung
Grobritannien
Welt
Industrielle Revolution
Industrial revolution > Great Britain
Great Britain > Social conditions > 18th century
Great Britain > Economic conditions > 18th century
Carrier Form: xi, 331 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9780521868273 (hbk.)
0521868270 (hard)
9780521687850 (pbk.)
0521687853 (pbk.)
Index Number: K561
CLC: K561.43
Call Number: K561.43/A428
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-312) and index.
The Industrial Revolution and the pre-industrial economy -- I: The pre-industrial economy -- The high-wage economy of pre-industrial Britain -- The agricultural revolution -- The cheap energy economy -- Why England succeeded -- II: The Industrial Revolution -- Why was the Industrial Revolution British? -- The steam engine -- Cotton -- Coke smelting -- Inventors, enlightenment and human capital -- From Industrial Revolution to modern economic growth.

Related Book Recommendations