Poverty, Progress, and Population
By the early nineteenth century England was very different economically from its continental neighbours. It was wealthier, growing more rapidly, more heavily urbanised, and far less dependent upon agriculture. A generation ago it was normal to attribute these differences to the 'industrial revolution' and to suppose that this was mainly the product of recent change, but no longer. Current estimates suggest only slow growth during the period from 1760-1840. This implies that the economy was much larger and more advanced by 1760 than had previously been supposed and suggests that growth in the preceding century or two must have been decisive in…
Mehr
CHF 62.55
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
Versandkostenfrei
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-511-16241-1
- EAN: 9780511162411
- Produktnummer: 13808975
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 0 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 2'405 KB
20 weitere Werke von E. A. Wrigley:
Bewertungen
Anmelden