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Approaches to the History of the Western Family 1500-1914
Av Michael Anderson, Maurice Kirby
Inbunden, 1995
737 kr
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Over the past thirty years family history has been one of the most important and controversial growth areas in the development of social history. In this guide to the burgeoning literature on the Western family Professor Anderson reviews the main findings of historians and considers them in the …
The Economic Development of Japan 1868-1941
Av W. J. Macpherson, Maurice Kirby
Inbunden, 1995
871 kr
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The rise of Japan from a position of relative international obscurity in the mid-nineteenth century to that of third largest industrial nation in the 1980s has elicited an enormous amount of interest among academics. This short book provides an overview of Japanese economic history between 1868 and …
The English Poor Law, 1531-1782
Inbunden, 1995
605 kr
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The poor law had a profound impact on English society between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries. Designed to reform the poor as much as to relieve poverty, it also shaped institutions of government and determined people's expectations and assumptions about social welfare. Over the last few …
Dearth, Public Policy and Social Disturbance in England 1550-1800
Av R. B. Outhwaite, Maurice Kirby
Inbunden, 1995
687 kr
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This concise survey examines the consequences of periods of dearth in England, in the years between 1550 and 1800. By the sixteenth century, periods of dearth no longer produced marked rises in mortality, as had happened previously. Instead, the ordinary people appear to have become more …
The Development of the French Economy 1750-1914
Av Colin Heywood, Maurice Kirby
Inbunden, 1995
552 kr
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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 …
The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century
Av Robert Woods, Maurice Kirby
Inbunden, 1995
854 kr
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This book provides a clear interpretation of the causes of demographic change in the nineteenth century. This critical period followed the demise of the old pre-industrial population regime (often associated with Malthus's Principle of Population) and the changes that occurred at this time led to …
The Rise and Decline of the British Motor Industry
Av Roy A. Church, Maurice Kirby
Inbunden, 1995
1391 kr
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The decline of the British motor industry is one of the most spectacular developments in Britain's economic history. Conflicting explanations have been offered by scholars from different disciplines to produce a complex debate, which this 1995 study attempts to unravel. Placing the industry firmly …
Children's Work and Welfare 1780-1890
Inbunden, 1995
656 kr
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This short book provides a succinct account of changes in children's work and welfare in Britain between 1780 and 1890. It examines both the scale and the nature of child employment and the changing attitude of society towards it at a time when Britain was becoming the 'workshop of the world'. The …
The Nazi Economic Recovery 1932-1938
Inbunden, 1996
921 kr
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The performance of the German economy between the Great Crash and the Second World War has been the subject of intense academic debate. The problems of economic growth were acute in inter-war Germany, and the depression of the early 1930s intensified these problems, driving many Germans towards the …
Agriculture in Depression 1870-1940
Av Richard Perren, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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This concise 1995 survey of British agriculture between 1870 and 1940 shows how, after a period of comparative prosperity, British farmers faced a period of depression. The prime cause of this was the increase in world food supplies and the competition from cheaper producers. The author explains …
The Rise and Decline of the British Motor Industry
Av Roy A. Church, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
442 kr
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The decline of the British motor industry is one of the most spectacular developments in Britain's economic history. Conflicting explanations have been offered by scholars from different disciplines to produce a complex debate, which this 1995 study attempts to unravel. Placing the industry firmly …
The Growth of Big Business in the United States and Western Europe, 1850-1939
Av Christopher J. Schmitz, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
485 kr
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This book provides the first introductory, comparative account of the rise of giant business corporations in America and Europe in the century before the Second World War. It discusses the evolution of firms like Ford, Exxon, Unilever and Siemens, as well as introducing the reader to the major …
The Spanish Economy
From the Civil War to the European Community
Av Joseph Harrison, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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This book presents a concise survey of the Spanish economy from the end of the Civil War of 1936-9 to the present. In it the author analyses the transformation of Spain from a backward agrarian economy - committed by Franco and the country's military rulers to the impossible quest of …
The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century
Av Robert Woods, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
442 kr
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This book provides a clear interpretation of the causes of demographic change in the nineteenth century. This critical period followed the demise of the old pre-industrial population regime (often associated with Malthus's Principle of Population) and the changes that occurred at this time led to …
Social Classes and Social Relations in Britain 1850-1914
Av Alastair J. Reid, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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The analysis of social classes and social relations in the second half of the nineteenth century has caused major debates among social historians. In this book, first published in 1995, Alastair Reid provides a critical summary of the different approaches to the subject, giving an account of how …
The Population History of Britain and Ireland 1500-1750
Av R. A. Houston, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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Over the past thirty five years population history has been one of the most important growth areas within the flourishing field of social and economic history. Our understanding of demographic history in the period before the Industrial Revolution has been transformed. The amount of literature …
The Development of the French Economy 1750-1914
Av Colin Heywood, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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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 …
Universities and Elites in Britain since 1800
Av R. D. Anderson, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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In recent years, the history of universities has become a thriving field of research, but no convenient summary has been available to the reader. This book offers a clear and concise introduction to the subject. It surveys the debate on the significance of British university development, and …
Education, Economic Change and Society in England 1780-1870
Av Michael Sanderson, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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In this study, Dr Sanderson reviews the history of education in the nineteenth century and the academic debates surrounding it. He examines the discussion surrounding literacy, its trends and significance in the creation of an industrial labour force. He also considers the successful development of …
Dearth, Public Policy and Social Disturbance in England 1550-1800
Av R. B. Outhwaite, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
418 kr
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This concise survey examines the consequences of periods of dearth in England, in the years between 1550 and 1800. By the sixteenth century, periods of dearth no longer produced marked rises in mortality, as had happened previously. Instead, the ordinary people appear to have become more …
Decline and Growth in English Towns 1400-1640
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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Although historians have always studied towns, widespread interest in urban history as a specialised historical field is relatively recent. This fashion has stimulated the development of a major controversy about the fortunes of towns in England between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. …
Emigration from Europe 1815-1930
Av Dudley Baines, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
442 kr
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Why did 60 million people leave Europe for overseas destinations in the hundred years after the Napoleonic Wars? What were the social and economic causes and effects of this mass migration? Why did some people emigrate and not others, and why did so many emigrants return to Europe? This short …
Explaining Long-Term Economic Change
Av J. L. Anderson, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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This book provides an introduction to, and critical review of, the competing models that have been developed to explain long-term and large-scale economic change. The global pattern of production and distribution has its origins in the historical heritage of component societies and in their …
The English Poor Law, 1531-1782
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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The poor law had a profound impact on English society between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries. Designed to reform the poor as much as to relieve poverty, it also shaped institutions of government and determined people's expectations and assumptions about social welfare. Over the last few …
Housing in Urban Britain 1780-1914
Av Richard Rodger, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
485 kr
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Why did slums and suburbs develop simultaneously? Did the capitalist system produce these, and were class antagonisms to blame? Why did the Victorians believe there was a housing problem, and who or what created it? What housing solutions were attempted, and how successfully? These are amongst the …
Women's Work, 1840-1940
Av Elizabeth Roberts, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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This volume addresses some of the difficult issues surrounding women's work during a century of social upheaval, and demonstrates how hard it is to be precise about the nature and extent of women's occupations. It focuses on working-class women and the many problems relating to their work, …
British Economic Performance 1945-1975
Av B. W. E. Alford, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
426 kr
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The debate over 'Britain in Decline' is one that still rages in the academic, political and public spheres. In this concise study, B. W. E. Alford takes issue with those economists who have a mechanistic approach to the subject. Instead, he examines Britain's economic development since the Second …
Disease, Medicine and Society in England, 1550-1860
Häftad, 1995
485 kr
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In his short but authoritative study, Roy Porter examines the impact of disease upon the English and their responses to it before the widespread availability and public provision of medical care. Professor Porter incorporates into the revised second edition new perspectives offered by recent …
The Economic Development of Japan 1868-1941
Av W. J. Macpherson, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The rise of Japan from a position of relative international obscurity in the mid-nineteenth century to that of third largest industrial nation in the 1980s has elicited an enormous amount of interest among academics. This short book provides an overview of Japanese economic history between 1868 and …
Approaches to the History of the Western Family 1500-1914
Av Michael Anderson, Economic History Society m. fl.
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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Over the past thirty years family history has been one of the most important and controversial growth areas in the development of social history. In this guide to the burgeoning literature on the Western family Professor Anderson reviews the main findings of historians and considers them in the …
