An Economic History Of England The Eighteenth Century

Author : T.S. Ashton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136587061

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An Economic History of England: the Eighteenth Century by T.S. Ashton Pdf

T.S. Ashton has sought less to cover the field of economic history in detail than to offer a commentary, with a stress on trends of development rather than on forms of organization or economic legislation. This book seeks to interpret the growth of population, agriculture, maufacture, trade and finance in eighteenth-century England. It throws light on economic fluctuations and on the changing conditions of the wage-earners. The approach is that of an economist and use is made of hitherto neglected statistics. But treatment and language are simple. The book is intended not only for the specialist but also for others who turn to the past for its own sake or for understanding the present. This book was first published in 1955.

Author : Thomas Southcliffe ASHTON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1128352301

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An Economic History of England: the Eighteenth Century by Thomas Southcliffe ASHTON Pdf

Author : Arthur Redford
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1974-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035379044

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The Economic History of England (1760-1860) by Arthur Redford Pdf

Author : Peter Mathias
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136464393

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The Transformation of England (Routledge Revivals) by Peter Mathias Pdf

First published in 1979, The Transformation of England discusses the creation in late eighteenth century England of the industrial system and thereby the present world. Professor Mathias poses questions about the nature of industrialization, social change and historical explanation, issues that are his principal scholarly concern. This series of essays is divided into two groups. The first group of essays focuses upon general themes such as the 'uniqueness' in Europe of the industrial revolution, capital formation, taxation, the growth of skills, science and technical change, leisure and wages, and diagnoses of poverty. In the second section, Professor Mathias focuses on the social structure in the eighteenth century, considering the industrialization of brewing, coinage, agriculture and the drink industries, advances in public health and the armed forces, British and American public finance in the War of Independence, Dr Johnson and the business world.

Author : Peter Mathias
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136600227

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The Transformation of England by Peter Mathias Pdf

Peter Mathias’s subject is the creation in late eighteenth-century England of the industrial system – and thereby the present world. That unique conjuncture poses the sharpest questions about the nature of industrialization, social change and historical explanation, issues that are his principal scholarly concern. For many readers these collected studies will be as indispensable as the author’s general introduction, The First Industrial Nation, whether for the richness of their material or the freedom and subtlety of his analysis. These fascinating essays are divided into two groups: general themes, the ‘uniqueness’ in Europe of the industrial revolution, capital formation, taxation, the growth of skills, science and technical change, leisure and wages, diagnoses of poverty; and topics, the social structure, the industrialization of brewing, coinage, agriculture and the drink industries, advances in public health and the armed forces, British and American public finance in the War of Independence, Dr Johnson and the business world. This book was first published in 1979.

Author : Alexander Wakelam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429647925

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Credit and Debt in Eighteenth-Century England by Alexander Wakelam Pdf

Throughout the eighteenth century hundreds of thousands of men and women were cast into prison for failing to pay their debts. This apparently illogical system where debtors were kept away from their places of work remained popular with creditors into the nineteenth century even as Britain witnessed industrialisation, market growth, and the increasing sophistication of commerce, as the debtors’ prisons proved surprisingly effective. Due to insufficient early modern currency, almost every exchange was reliant upon the use of credit based upon personal reputation rather than defined collateral, making the lives of traders inherently precarious as they struggled to extract payments based on little more than promises. This book shows how traders turned to debtors’ prisons to give those promises defined consequences, the system functioning as a tool of coercive contract enforcement rather than oppression of the poor. Credit and Debt demonstrates for the first time the fundamental contribution of debt imprisonment to the early modern economy and reveals how traders made use of existing institutions to alleviate the instabilities of commerce in the context of unprecedented market growth. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in economic history and early modern British history.

Author : John Rule
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317870715

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The Vital Century by John Rule Pdf

Long neglected, the Eighteenth Century is now the focus for much of the most exciting work in history today. This new research has so altered and expanded our understanding of the Georgian economy that some historians now question the very idea of an `Industrial Revolution'. John Rule uses the latest scholarship for a comprehensive and magisterial review -- of population, output, agriculture, manufacture, labour, communications, towns, finance and domestic and overseas markets -- through which he reassesses the `vital century' in which the contours of the modern economy first emerge to view. An analytical survey which offers the first comprehensive economic history of the C.18th.

Author : Walter M. Stern
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UCAL:B4421949

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Britain Yesterday and Today by Walter M. Stern Pdf

Author : Roderick Floud,Jane Humphries,Paul Johnson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107038462

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The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain by Roderick Floud,Jane Humphries,Paul Johnson Pdf

A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain, Volume 2 re-examines Britain's economic growth and decline during the twentieth century.

Author : E. Lipson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0484248588

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The Economic History of England, Vol. 2 by E. Lipson Pdf

Excerpt from The Economic History of England, Vol. 2: The Age of Mercantilism The reception accorded to the first volume has encouraged me to attempt a further instalment. The delay in publication is owing to various causes - the pressure of other duties, the range of the material which I have endeavoured to lay under contribution, and the strain which the task has placed upon health none too robust. That these volumes appear at all, in spite of many difficulties, is due to the oft-repeated wish of some who read the first volume that I should continue this History. Now the continuation is in their hands, I can only express the sincere hope that it may not unduly dis appoint any expectations which they may have formed. These volumes cover the period extending from the accession of Queen Elizabeth to the Industrial Revolution and the Agrarian Revolution of the later eighteenth century. In each section I have chosen what seemed to be the most appropriate point of conclusion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : George O'Brien
Publisher : Philadelphia : Porcupine Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Ireland
ISBN : CORNELL:31924008033080

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The Economic History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century by George O'Brien Pdf

Author : R. M. Hartwell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351697040

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The Causes of the Industrial Revolution in England by R. M. Hartwell Pdf

A number of changes in the English economy during the eighteenth century marked the inception of the modern industrialised world. Whether for the historian seeking explanations for past growth, or the economist in search of prescriptions for the future, the English industrial revolution is probably the most interesting historical example. This title, first published in 1967, brings together six articles on the industrial revolution, and explain why it actually occurred. This title will be of interest to students of history and economics.

Author : R. M. Hartwell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351696951

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The Industrial Revolution and Economic Growth by R. M. Hartwell Pdf

This volume, first published in 1971, brings together eleven essays and articles on the history of the industrial revolution. Method is the central consideration, and the author discusses ways in which historians have analysed the industrial revolution, demonstrates inconsistency and bias in their interpretations, and suggests an appropriate framework of economic theory for future studies. This title will be of interest to students of history and economics.

Author : Stephen Broadberry,Kyoji Fukao
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781009038027

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The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World: Volume 1, 1700 to 1870 by Stephen Broadberry,Kyoji Fukao Pdf

The first volume of The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World traces the emergence of modern economic growth in eighteenth century Britain and its spread across the globe. Focusing on the period from 1700 to 1870, a team of leading experts in economic history offer a series of regional studies from around the world, as well as thematic analyses of key factors governing the differential outcomes in different parts of the global economy. Topics covered include population and human development, capital and technology, geography and institutions, living standards and inequality, international flows of trade and labour, the international monetary system, and war and empire.

Author : Paul Mantoux
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136585661

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The Industrial Revolution in the Eighteenth Century by Paul Mantoux Pdf

This classic volume, first published in 1928, is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the Industrial Revolution. Arranged in three distinct parts, it covers: * Preparatory Changes * Inventions and Factories * The Immediate Consequences. A valuable reference, it is, as Professor T. S. Ashton says in his preface to this work, 'in both its architecture and detail this volume is by far the best introduction to the subject in any language... one of a few works on economic history that can justly be spoken of as classics'.