The Industrial Revolution (Studies in Economic and Social History) - Tapa dura

The Industrial Revolution : a compendium / edited for the Economic History Society by L.A. Clarkson

First Edition. Fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Series; Studies in economic and social history. Physical description; xi,308p. : maps ; 23cm. Contents: The cotton industry and the Industrial Revolution / S.D. Chapman, 2nd ed - British entrepreneurship in the nineteenth century / P.L. Payne, 2nd ed - Proto-industrialization: the first phase of industrialization / L.A. Clarkson - Enclosures in Britain, 1750-1830 / Michael Turner. Includes bibliography. Summary; The Economic History Society commissioned this series which aims to provide a guide to current interpretations of the key themes of economic and social history in which advances have been made or in which there has been significant debate. The books are intended to be a springboard to futher reading rather than a set of pre-packaged conclusions. This is an introduction and survey to the current state of scholarship concerning the history of the Industrial Revolution. It covers such topics as the cotton industry, entrepreneurship and enclosures in Britain, aiming to give readers access to the best work done in the field and help them draw their own conclusions. Subjects; Industries - Great Britain - History. Industrial revolution - Great Britain. Great Britain - Industries. Great Britain - Economic conditions - 1760-1860. 1 Kg. Nº de ref. del artículo: 225315

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