John Clapham

An Economic History of Modern Britain

Volume 1: The Early Railway Age 1820-1850

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Produktbeschreibung

The first volume of John Harold Clapham's remarkable and original work begins with a comprehensive description of Britain on the eve of the Railway Age.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 648
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1036g
• ISBN-13: 9780521101073
• ISBN-10: 0521101077
• Artikelnr.: 26204748

Inhaltsangabe

Book I. Britain on the Eve of the Railway Age
1. The Face of the Country
2. Population
3. Communications
4. Agrarian Organisation
5. Industrial Organisation
6. The Organisation of Commerce
7. Money, Banking, Insurance and Special Commercial Organisations
8. Economic Activities of the State
Book II. The Early Railway Age
9. The Railways and Railway Policy
10. Iron, coal, steam and engineering
11. Agriculture
12. Overseas Trade and Commercial Policy
13. Banking, Prices and the Money Market
14. Life and Labour in Industrial Britain
Appendix
Index
Plates and Diagrams.