The Transformation of England (Routledge Revivals): Essays in the economic and social history of England in the eighteenth century
Author:   Peter Mathias
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415504591


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   31 January 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Peter Mathias
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780415504591


ISBN 10:   0415504597
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   31 January 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part 1: Themes 1. British industrialization: unique or not? 2. Skills and the diffusion of innovations from Britain in the eighteenth century 3. Who unbound Prometheus? Science and technical change, 1600-1800 4. Science and technology during the Industrial Revolution: some general problems 5. Capital, credit and enterprise in the Industrial Revolution 6. Taxation and industrialization in Britain, 1700-1870 7. Adam’s burden: historical diagnoses of poverty 8. Leisure and wages in theory and practice Part 2: Topics 9. The social structure in the eighteenth century: a calculation by Joseph Massie 10. The people’s money in the eighteenth century: the Royal Mint, trade tokens and the economy

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'It is a marked feature of Professor Mathias' contributions to economic history that even when he is operating on a narrow front, he is able to tease out its more general implications.' - The Economist 'This is a collection which all students of the eighteenth century and admirers of the historian's craft will relish.' - Economic Journal


'It is a marked feature of Professor Mathias' contributions to economic history that even when he is operating on a narrow front, he is able to tease out its more general implications.' - The Economist 'This is a collection which all students of the eighteenth century and admirers of the historian's craft will relish.' - Economic Journal


'It is a marked feature of Professor Mathias' contributions to economic history that even when he is operating on a narrow front, he is able to tease out its more general implications.' - The Economist 'This is a collection which all students of the eighteenth century and admirers of the historian's craft will relish.' - Economic Journal


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