Modern Economic and Social History – serie
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Skilled Compositor, 1850–1914
An Aristocrat Among Working Men
Inbunden, 2000
2578 kr
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For the first time since its invention over 500 years ago, the print medium is being challenged as the primary means of recording and communicating ideas. Indeed, within the printing industry itself the advent of digital technology has rendered the craft of hand setting metal type obsolete - the …
Britain and the Economic Problem of the Cold War
The Political Economy and the Economic Impact of the British Defence Effort, 1945-1955
Av Till Geiger
Inbunden, 2004
2578 kr
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Many accounts of British development since 1945 have attempted to discover why Britain experienced slower rates of economic growth than other Western European countries. In many cases, the explanation for this phenomenon has been attributed to the high level of defence spending that successive …
Industrial Reorganization and Government Policy in Interwar Britain
Inbunden, 2005
2578 kr
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Offering a detailed overview of state involvement in the rationalisation and reorganisation of British industry between the wars, this is the first work to address the issues in a comprehensive manner for over 50 years. Utilising a range of primary source material (including papers from the PRO, …
Alfred Herbert Ltd and the British Machine Tool Industry, 1887-1983
Av Roger Lloyd-Jones, M.J. Lewis
Inbunden, 2006
2483 kr
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At the beginning of the twentieth century Britain was amongst the world leaders in the production of machine tools, yet by the 1980s the industry was in terminal decline. Focusing on the example of Britain's largest machine tool maker, Alfred Herbert Ltd of Coventry, this study charts the wider …
Demons of Domesticity
Women and the English Gas Industry, 1889–1939
Inbunden, 2004
2594 kr
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Demons of Domesticity offers a social history of the English gas industry from the 1880s to the late 1930s, with an emphasis on the corporations that served London and the Home Counties. It documents the hitherto unexamined role that women played in the development of the industry by considering …
Industrial Clusters and Regional Business Networks in England, 1750-1970
Inbunden, 2003
2594 kr
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Although economists have long recognised industrial districts as one of the key features of many economies, it is only recently that attention has been focused on the region as an effective means of generating accurate insights into the larger picture of economic performance. This renewed interest …
Insuring the Industrial Revolution
Fire Insurance in Great Britain, 1700–1850
Inbunden, 2004
2594 kr
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Fire had always been one of the greatest threats to an early modern British society that relied on the naked flame as the prime source of heating, lighting and cooking. Yet whilst the danger of fire had always been taken seriously, it was not until the start of the eighteenth century that a …
Arms and the State
Sir William Armstrong and the Remaking of British Naval Power, 1854–1914
Inbunden, 2004
2519 kr
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Arms and the State is a history of Britain's first and foremost modern armaments company, the Armstrong Whitworth Company, from its origins in 1854 to 1914. It focuses on the role of Sir William G. Armstrong, an engineer and entrepreneur who transformed his modest mechanical engineering business …
Estates, Enterprise and Investment at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution
Estate Management and Accounting in the North-East of England, c.1700-1780
Inbunden, 2007
2594 kr
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At the beginning of the eighteenth century the landed estate represented the largest and most clearly defined type of business organisation in existence in pre-industrial England. Given the need for capital, wayleave rights and a ready supply of coal, iron and other raw materials it is unsurprising …
Affluent Society?
Britain's Post-War 'Golden Age' Revisited
Av Lawrence Black, Hugh Pemberton
Inbunden, 2004
2519 kr
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During an election speech in 1957 the Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, famously remarked that 'most of our people have never had it so good'. Although taken out of context, this phrase soon came to epitomize the sense of increased affluence and social progress that was prevalent in Britain during …
Popularization of Malthus in Early Nineteenth-Century England
Martineau, Cobbett and the Pauper Press
Inbunden, 2006
2896 kr
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The political economist Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) has gained increasing and deserved scholarly attention in recent years. As well as the republication of his works and letters, a rich body of scholarship has been produced that enlightens our understanding of his thoughts and arguments. Yet …
Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Liberalism
Richard Cobden Bicentenary Essays
Inbunden, 2006
2594 kr
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Richard Cobden (1804-65) rose from humble beginnings to become the leading advocate of nineteenth-century free-trade and liberalism. As a fierce opponent of the Corn Laws and promoter of international trade he rapidly became an influential figure on the national stage, whose name became a byword …
Governance, Growth and Global Leadership
The Role of the State in Technological Progress, 1750–2000
Av Espen Moe
Inbunden, 2007
2578 kr
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This book focuses on the role of the state in promoting a country's long-term technological progress and industrial leadership. Throughout history, a nation's rise to dominance has invariably been followed by its fall; the dominant powers of today are not the same ones that controlled the world …
Aspects of Independent Romania's Economic History with Particular Reference to Transition for EU Accession
Inbunden, 2007
2578 kr
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After fifteen years of transition in the former communist states of Central and Eastern Europe it has become clear that for a substantial number the objective of reform and restructuring process is a market system in line with membership of the EU. In this study the long term economic …
Across the Borders
Financing the World's Railways in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Inbunden, 2008
2578 kr
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Until now we have only had relatively narrow economic studies comparing investments in railways with investments in other fields of individual economies. 'Across the Borders' not only opens the door for fundamental new insights into a trans-national view of railway history, but also contributes to …
Mining Tycoons in the Age of Empire, 1870–1945
Entrepreneurship, High Finance, Politics and Territorial Expansion
Inbunden, 2008
2578 kr
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The years of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, aptly described by Mark Twain as the 'Gilded Age' witnessed an unprecedented level of technological change, material excess, untrammled pursuit of profit and imperial expansion. Within this dynamic and often ruthless environment many …
Affluent Society?
Britain's Post-War 'Golden Age' Revisited
Av Lawrence Black, Hugh Pemberton
Häftad, 2017
789 kr
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During an election speech in 1957 the Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, famously remarked that 'most of our people have never had it so good'. Although taken out of context, this phrase soon came to epitomize the sense of increased affluence and social progress that was prevalent in Britain during …
Arms and the State
Sir William Armstrong and the Remaking of British Naval Power, 1854–1914
Häftad, 2017
894 kr
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Arms and the State is a history of Britain's first and foremost modern armaments company, the Armstrong Whitworth Company, from its origins in 1854 to 1914. It focuses on the role of Sir William G. Armstrong, an engineer and entrepreneur who transformed his modest mechanical engineering business …
Demons of Domesticity
Women and the English Gas Industry, 1889–1939
Häftad, 2017
894 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Demons of Domesticity offers a social history of the English gas industry from the 1880s to the late 1930s, with an emphasis on the corporations that served London and the Home Counties. It documents the hitherto unexamined role that women played in the development of the industry by considering …
Taste, Trade and Technology
The Development of the International Meat Industry since 1840
Häftad, 2017
894 kr
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Focusing on the interactions of producers, sellers and consumers of meat across the world, Richard Perren elucidates aspects of the evolution of the international economy and the part played by the investment of capital and the enterprise of individuals. The study utilises the government reports …
Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Liberalism
Richard Cobden Bicentenary Essays
Häftad, 2017
955 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Richard Cobden (1804-65) rose from humble beginnings to become the leading advocate of nineteenth-century free-trade and liberalism. As a fierce opponent of the Corn Laws and promoter of international trade he rapidly became an influential figure on the national stage, whose name became a byword …
Aspects of Independent Romania's Economic History with Particular Reference to Transition for EU Accession
Häftad, 2016
894 kr
Lägg i varukorg
After fifteen years of transition in the former communist states of Central and Eastern Europe it has become clear that for a substantial number the objective of reform and restructuring process is a market system in line with membership of the EU. In this study the long term economic …
Popularization of Malthus in Early Nineteenth-Century England
Martineau, Cobbett and the Pauper Press
Häftad, 2017
894 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The political economist Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) has gained increasing and deserved scholarly attention in recent years. As well as the republication of his works and letters, a rich body of scholarship has been produced that enlightens our understanding of his thoughts and arguments. Yet …
Skilled Compositor, 1850–1914
An Aristocrat Among Working Men
Häftad, 2016
894 kr
Lägg i varukorg
For the first time since its invention over 500 years ago, the print medium is being challenged as the primary means of recording and communicating ideas. Indeed, within the printing industry itself the advent of digital technology has rendered the craft of hand setting metal type obsolete - the …
Britain and the Economic Problem of the Cold War
The Political Economy and the Economic Impact of the British Defence Effort, 1945-1955
Av Till Geiger
Häftad, 2017
789 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Many accounts of British development since 1945 have attempted to discover why Britain experienced slower rates of economic growth than other Western European countries. In many cases, the explanation for this phenomenon has been attributed to the high level of defence spending that successive …
Industrial Reorganization and Government Policy in Interwar Britain
Häftad, 2017
729 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Offering a detailed overview of state involvement in the rationalisation and reorganisation of British industry between the wars, this is the first work to address the issues in a comprehensive manner for over 50 years. Utilising a range of primary source material (including papers from the PRO, …
Estates, Enterprise and Investment at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution
Estate Management and Accounting in the North-East of England, c.1700-1780
Häftad, 2017
955 kr
Lägg i varukorg
At the beginning of the eighteenth century the landed estate represented the largest and most clearly defined type of business organisation in existence in pre-industrial England. Given the need for capital, wayleave rights and a ready supply of coal, iron and other raw materials it is unsurprising …
Across the Borders
Financing the World's Railways in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Häftad, 2016
894 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Until now we have only had relatively narrow economic studies comparing investments in railways with investments in other fields of individual economies. 'Across the Borders' not only opens the door for fundamental new insights into a trans-national view of railway history, but also contributes to …
Exchange Rates and Economic Policy in the 20th Century
Av Derek H. Aldcroft, Ross E. Catterall
Häftad, 2017
729 kr
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The themes of this study are the exchange rate regimes chosen by policy makers in the twentieth century, the means used to maintain these regimes, and the impact of these decisions on individual national economies and the world economy in general. The book draws heavily on new research showing the …
Trade Unions and the Economy: 1870–2000
Av Derek H. Aldcroft, Michael J. Oliver
Häftad, 2017
789 kr
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What do unions do and why do they do it? Do they seek to maximise profit for their members, or to obtain better working conditions that benefit society as a whole? Derek H. Aldcroft and Michael J. Oliver here provide one of the first sustained studies of the effects of union activities in terms of …
