Thomas Brinley

The Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic Economy (eBook, ePUB)

Selected Essays

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Argues 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 Thomas' organic approach to economic growth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 1993
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134896035
• Artikelnr.: 41834701

Autorenporträt

Thomas Brinley

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Britain`s Energy Crisis in the Seventeenth Century 11. The
First Atlantic Economy, 1700-1776 111. The End of the Charcoal Iron Age 1V.
Feeding England, 1760-1846 : a View from the Celtic Fringe V. Henry Cort
and the Primacy of Britain V1. Robert Owen (1771-1858) : a Hero of the
Industrial Revolution V11. Demographic Determinants of British and American
Building Cycles, 1870-1913 V111. Long Swings and the Atlantic Economy : a
Reappraisal 1X. A Cauldron of Rebirth : the Industrial Revolution and the
Welsh Language X. A Plea for an Organic Approach to Economic Growth.