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27 produkter
Economic History of the English Garden
Häftad, 2020
171 kr
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'Roderick Floud's ground-breaking study of the history, money, places and personalities involved in British gardens over the past 350 years gives fascinating insight into why gardening is part of this country's soul.' Michael Heseltine, Deputy Prime Minister (1996-1997)'Thousands of books have been …
The People and the British Economy, 1830-1914
Häftad, 1997
808 kr
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The inspiration for this book comes from the words of Adam Smith: `Consumption is the sole end of and purpose of all production....' This book concentrates, in that spirit, on people rather on things; it describes the overall income and wealth of Britain, its growth, and how that income and wealth …
Humanism Challenges Materialism in Economics and Economic History
Av Roderick Floud, Santhi Hejeebu m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
620 kr
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Most of the existing research on economic history relies either solely or ultimately on calculations of material interest to explain the major events of the modern world. However, care must be taken not to rely too heavily on materialism, with its associated confidence in perfectly rational actors …
Humanism Challenges Materialism in Economics and Economic History
Av David Mitch, Santhi Hejeebu m. fl.
E-bok, 2017
1219 kr
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Most of the existing research on economic history relies either solely or ultimately on calculations of material interest to explain the major events of the modern world. However, care must be taken not to rely too heavily on materialism, with its associated confidence in perfectly rational actors …
Health and Welfare during Industrialization
Av Roderick Floud, Richard H. Steckel
E-bok, 2008
2419 kr
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In this unique anthology, Steckel and Floud coordinate ten essays that bring a new perspective to inquiry about standard of living in modern times. These papers are arranged for international comparison, and they individually examine evidence of health and welfare during and after industrialization …
Economic History of the English Garden
E-bok, 2019
136 kr
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'Roderick Floud's ground-breaking study of the history, money, places and personalities involved in British gardens over the past 350 years gives fascinating insight into why gardening is part of this country's soul.' Michael Heseltine, Deputy Prime Minister (1996-1997)'Thousands of books have been …
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Historians
Inbunden, 2005
3019 kr
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Many statements made by historians are quantitative statements, involving the use of measurable historical evidence. The historian who uses quantitative methods to analyse and interpret such information needs to be well acquainted with the particular methods and techniques of analysis and to be …
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Historians
Häftad, 2010
738 kr
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Many statements made by historians are quantitative statements, involving the use of measurable historical evidence. The historian who uses quantitative methods to analyse and interpret such information needs to be well acquainted with the particular methods and techniques of analysis and to be …
London Higher
The Establishment of Higher Education in London
Inbunden, 2000
1930 kr
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This volume of historical essays explores the full ramifications of the beginnings and development of the various branches of higher education in the area of London. It discusses: the contributions of the London County Council and the City of London; the economic and social context; questions of …
The British Machine Tool Industry, 1850-1914
Häftad, 2006
804 kr
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Machine tools are vital to our industrial, metal-using society. This book is the first history of the British machine-tool industry during an important period of its development, a time when it played a crucial part in the transformation of the British economy. The author discusses the structure of …
Height, Health and History
Nutritional Status in the United Kingdom, 1750-1980
Av Roderick Floud, Kenneth Wachter m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
586 kr
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In historical accounts of the circumstances of ordinary people's lives, nutrition has been the great unknown. Nearly impossible to measure or assess directly, it has nonetheless been held responsible for the declining mortality rates of the nineteenth century as well as being a major factor in the …
The Power of the Past
Essays for Eric Hobsbawm
Av Pat Thane, Pat Thane m. fl.
Häftad, 1984
586 kr
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Modern industrial societies are the creation of forced of change embedded in their pre-industrial and pre-capitalist past, forces which have shaped their economic structures, their politics of domination and resistance, their social ideas and relationships. In this book a distinguished group of …
Height, Health and History
Nutritional Status in the United Kingdom, 1750-1980
Av Roderick Floud, Kenneth Wachter m. fl.
Inbunden, 1990
2214 kr
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In historical accounts of the circumstances of ordinary people's lives, nutrition has been the great unknown. Nearly impossible to measure or assess directly, it has nonetheless been held responsible for the declining mortality rates of the nineteenth century as well as being a major factor in the …
The Changing Body
Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World since 1700
Av Roderick Floud, Robert W. Fogel m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
586 kr
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Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and …
The Changing Body
Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World since 1700
Av Roderick Floud, Robert W. Fogel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1723 kr
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Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and …
London Higher
The Establishment of Higher Education in London
E-bok, 2000
2247 kr
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This volume of historical essays explores the full ramifications of the beginnings and development of the various branches of higher education in the area of London. It discusses: the contributions of the London County Council and the City of London; the economic and social context; questions of …
Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America since 1700
Av Roderick Floud, Robert W. Fogel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
14719 kr
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This research review offers an essential guide to debates about the causes and consequences of the decline of mortality and the improvement of human health over the last three centuries. It discusses the early-life origins of adult health and disease, changes in height, weight and body mass, the …
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain
Av Roderick Floud, Jane Humphries m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1444 kr
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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 1 tracks Britain's economic history in the period ranging from 1700 to 1870 from industrialisation to global trade …
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain
Av Roderick Floud, Jane Humphries m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1444 kr
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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 2 tracks the development of the British economy from late nineteenth-century global dominance to its early …
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain
Av Roderick Floud, Jane Humphries m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
721 kr
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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 1 tracks Britain's economic history in the period ranging from 1700 to 1870 from industrialisation to global trade …
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain
Av Roderick Floud, Jane Humphries m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
737 kr
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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 2 tracks the development of the British economy from late nineteenth-century global dominance to its early …
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Historians
E-bok, 2013
910 kr
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Many statements made by historians are quantitative statements, involving the use of measurable historical evidence. The historian who uses quantitative methods to analyse and interpret such information needs to be well acquainted with the particular methods and techniques of analysis and to be …
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Historians
E-bok, 2013
910 kr
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Many statements made by historians are quantitative statements, involving the use of measurable historical evidence. The historian who uses quantitative methods to analyse and interpret such information needs to be well acquainted with the particular methods and techniques of analysis and to be …
Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Volume 1, Industrialisation, 1700-1870
Av Paul Johnson, Jane Humphries m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
722 kr
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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 1 tracks Britain''s economic history in the period ranging from 1700 to 1870 from industrialisation to global trade …
Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Volume 2, Growth and Decline, 1870 to the Present
Av Paul Johnson, Jane Humphries m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
722 kr
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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 2 tracks the development of the British economy from late nineteenth-century global dominance to its early …
Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Volume 1, Industrialisation, 1700-1870
Av Paul Johnson, Jane Humphries m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
722 kr
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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 1 tracks Britain''s economic history in the period ranging from 1700 to 1870 from industrialisation to global trade …
Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Volume 2, Growth and Decline, 1870 to the Present
Av Paul Johnson, Jane Humphries m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
722 kr
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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 2 tracks the development of the British economy from late nineteenth-century global dominance to its early …
