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1 online resource (xxi, 260 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Note |
Essays, with some revisions and updating, most of which were previously published in various journals. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Britain's energy crisis in the seventeenth century -- The first Atlantic economy, 1700-1776 -- The end of the Charcoal Iron Age -- Feeding England, 1760-1846 : a view from the Celtic fringe -- Henry Cort and the primacy of Britain -- Robert Owen (1771-1858) -- Demographic determinants of British and American building cyckes, 1870-1913 -- Long swings and the Atlantic economy -- A cauldron of rebirth : the Industrial Revolution and the Welsh language -- A plea for an organic approach to economic growth. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1760-1860.
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Great Britain. |
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Economic conditions. |
Chronological Term |
1760-1860 |
Subject |
Industrial revolution -- Great Britain.
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Industrial revolution. |
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Energy development -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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Energy development. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
18th century |
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1700-1860 |
Indexed Term |
Economic conditions History, 1714-1901 |
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Great Britain |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Thomas, Brinley, 1906- Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic economy. London ; New York : Routledge, 1993 0415079780 (DLC) 92005397 (OCoLC)25509148 |
ISBN |
0203161211 (electronic book) |
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9780203161210 (electronic book) |
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0415079780 |
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9780415079785 (print) |
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