First published in 1970, Britain and America 1850-1939 is a key text for anyone seeking to trace and interpret the development of the two great trans-Atlantic economies. The authors present a comparative survey of the economic development of Britain and America.
First published in 1970, Britain and America 1850-1939 is a key text for anyone seeking to trace and interpret the development of the two great trans-Atlantic economies. The authors present a comparative survey of the economic development of Britain and America.
Philip S. Bagwell was an eminent British transport and labour historian. On these subjects, he had been consultant to the BBC for schools history TV Broadcasts. He spent his teaching career at the Polytechnic of Central London, now the University of Westminster. His main academic contribution was in the field of British railway history. His first book, published in 1963, was a commissioned history of a trade union Railwaymen: A History of the NUR. G. E. Mingay was Emeritus Professor of Agrarian History at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He served as the President of the British Agricultural History Society. His other works include The Victorian Countryside (1981) and The Transformation of Britain, 1830-1939 (1986) and The Unquiet Countryside (1989).
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1. Introduction: the British and American economies in the nineteenth century 2. Internal transport 3. Agriculture 4. International trade and the movement of factors 1850 1914 5. The money and capital markets 6. Industrial developments 1850 1914 7. Trade unions 8. Social progress 1850 1939 9. The Atlantic economy 1914 29 10. The nineteen thirties
1. Introduction: the British and American economies in the nineteenth century 2. Internal transport 3. Agriculture 4. International trade and the movement of factors 1850 1914 5. The money and capital markets 6. Industrial developments 1850 1914 7. Trade unions 8. Social progress 1850 1939 9. The Atlantic economy 1914 29 10. The nineteen thirties
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