The First Industrial Nation

The First Industrial Nation

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The First Industrial Nation by Peter Mathias

The First Industrial Nation is firmly established as the core textbook of early modern and modern British economic history. It plots the course and explains the process of industrial development in Britain after 1700. Drawing on a wealth of comparative material it shows: * how Britian became the world's greatest industrial power * why competitive pressures of industrialisation brought unfamiliar difficulties * how all the main economic sectors were related. And Peter Mathias discusses: * the response and challenge of the international economy * Britain's development from first industrial nation to first `mature' economy * the significance of this transformation in a comparative study of twentieth-century economic development. While the text does not demand economic and econometric expertise, it analyses the economic and social dimensions of change in unusual depth, and will continue its reign as a key text in the study of British history.
'Remains the finest textbook of British economic history between 1700 and 1914 available to sixth-form and undergraduate students' - Teaching History

'It should be made available to every sixth-form pupil taking an Advanced level course in the subject.' - Economics
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ISBN 13 9780415027564
ISBN 10 041502756X
Title The First Industrial Nation
Author Peter Mathias
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1983-04-21
Number of pages 512
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.