Poverty, Progress, and Population
Poverty, Progress, and Population
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Summary
Our understanding of what constituted the industrial revolution has changed fundamentally in recent decades. Sir E. A. Wrigley, the leading historian of industrial England, here sets out to expose the inadequacy of what was once the received wisdom and to suggest what he believes should stand in its place.
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Poverty, Progress, and Population by E A Wrigley
E.A. Wrigley, the leading historian of industrial England, exposes the inadequacy of what was once accepted wisdom regarding England's industrial revolution and suggests what he believes should replace it. He examines the issues from three viewpoints: economic growth; the transformation of the urban-rural balance; and demographic change in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In addition, he shows why England's early modern economy and society grew faster and more dynamically than its continental neighbors.
'Wrigley's reinterpretation of the eighteenth century is of vital importance for anyone wanting to understand how economic ideas were evolving in the period from the English civiil War to the Victorian age' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'The book is well written and covers a broad range of interesting topics.' Journal of Peace Research
'The book is well written and covers a broad range of interesting topics.' Journal of Peace Research
Professor Sir E. A. Wrigley is Emeritus Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge, former Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and former President of the British Academy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521822787 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521822785 |
| Title | Poverty, Progress, and Population |
| Author | E A Wrigley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2004-01-22 |
| Number of pages | 478 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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