An Economic and Social History of Britain Since 1700
โ Scribed by M. W. Flinn (auth.)
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 238
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A dynamic economy....Pages 3-14
Transport and trade....Pages 15-30
Industry....Pages 31-45
Agriculture....Pages 46-57
The war economy: 1793โ1815....Pages 58-64
Ideas and social movements....Pages 65-75
The condition of the working class....Pages 76-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
The framework of industrial Britain....Pages 93-100
Transport....Pages 101-113
Overseas trade....Pages 114-120
Industrial developments....Pages 121-132
Agriculture....Pages 133-140
Working-class movements....Pages 141-150
People and towns....Pages 151-159
Social developments....Pages 160-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Trends....Pages 178-187
Economic developments....Pages 188-202
The government and the economy....Pages 203-213
Social problems, policies and achievements....Pages 214-226
Back Matter....Pages 227-232
โฆ Subjects
History of Britain and Ireland; Social History
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