Richard Brown

Society and Economy in Modern Britain 1700-1850

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Beginning with an examination of the nature of history and Britain in 1700, this volume focuses on the economic and social aspects of the Industrial Revolution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• UK edition
• Seitenzahl: 490
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 762g
• ISBN-13: 9780415011211
• ISBN-10: 0415011213
• Artikelnr.: 21771089

Autorenporträt

Richard Brown

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 The nature of history
Chapter 2 Britain in the early eighteenth century
Chapter 3 The revolution in numbers- demographic change 1700-1850
Chapter 4 Change on the land
Chapter 5 The revolution in technologies- industrial change
Chapter 6 The revolution in industrial organization
Chapter 7 The revolution in communications- land and water
Chapter 8 The revolution in overseas trade
Chapter 9 Capital and banking
Chapter 10 The social and institutional bases for economic change
Chapter 11 Railways-the great connectors
Chapter 12 The economic revolutions-an overview
Chapter 13 Rent
Chapter 14 Capital
Chapter 15 Wages
Chapter 16 The impact of economic growth-a social revolution?
Chapter 17 The impact of economic growth- change in the countryside 1700-1850
Chapter 18 The impact of economic growth-the urban explosion 1700-1850
Chapter 19 Culture, economic and social change 1700-1850