The Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic economy : selected essays / Brinley Thomas
1993, 1st Edition. London; New York: Routledge. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #336278
ISBN: 0415079780
Physical description: 260 pages. Notes: Essays, with some revisions and updating, most of which were previously published in various journals. Contents: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Britain's energy crisis in the seventeenth century; The first Atlantic economy, 1700 76; The end of the charcoal iron age; Britain's food supply, 1760 1846: the Irish contribution; Henry Cort and the primacy of Britain; Robert Owen (1771 1858): a hero of the Industrial Revolution; Demographic determinants of British and American building cycles, 1870 1913; Long swings and the Atlantic economy: a reappraisal; A cauldron of rebirth: the Industrial Revolution and the Welsh languageA plea for an organic approach to economic growth. Index. Summary: In recent years it has become commonplace to downplay notions of an industrial revolution and argue instead that Britain's transformation was gradual and incremental. In The Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic Economy Brinley Thomas contests this view, arguing that change in the energy base and hence in technology has enabled Britain to overcome an energy crisis and sustain dramatic population growth. Throughout these essays illustrate the organic approach to economic growth that Brinley Thomas pioneered. Subjects: Industries Great Britain History 18th century. Energy development Great Britain History 18th century. Industrial revolution Great Britain. Long waves (Economics). Industrial revolution Great Britain History 18th century. Industrial revolution Great Britain History 19th century. Economic Conditions. Political science economic conditions. Business & economics economics comparative. Great Britain Economic conditions 1760-1860. Great Britain Economic history of 1714-1837. Great Britain Economic history of 1837-1901. Genre: Bibliography. History. Illustrated.
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