The British industrial revolution in global perspective
Saved in:
Main Authors: | |
---|---|
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: | |
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. |