The Development of the French Economy 17501914 by Colin Heywood

The Development of the French Economy 17501914 by Colin Heywood

Understanding French economic development in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries has always proved a formidable challenge for historians. This concise 1995 survey for students is designed to make clear the areas of controversy among historians, and to guide the reader through the complexities of the debate. The author provides succinct surveys of findings on the pattern of development, and on the underlying causes of that pattern. He addresses questions such as: was France a latecomer or an early starter in industrialisation? Did long periods of protectionism help or hinder development? And was the peasantry an obstacle to change in the economy? He argues that France was not the 'backward economy' it was often thought to be; instead, it provides a quietly successful case of economic development, avoiding the massive social upheaval experienced elsewhere in Europe.

Heywood, Colin: - Colin Heywood is Professor Emeritus of Modern French History at the University of Nottingham and is currently the honorary president of the Children's History Society. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has served on the Committee of the Society for the History of Childhood and Youth. His previous books include Childhood in Nineteenth-Century France: Work, Health and Education Among the 'Classes Populaires' (Cambridge, 1988), and Growing Up in France: From the Ancien Rü¾Ž–”¼gime to the Third Republic (Cambridge, 2007).

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ISBN 13	9780521557771
ISBN 10	0521557771
Title	The Development of the French Economy 17501914
Author	Colin Heywood
Series	New Studies In Economic And Social History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1995-09-14
Number of pages	88
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