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A concise analysis of Britain's transformation from a pre-industrial economy to the 'workshop of the world', this study reflects the latest thinking on the subject and argues that the changes were far more gradual than was previously believed. The Coverng all aspects of economic change, including: agriculture, factory production, overseas trade, and internal communications, the main text is supported by a rich selection of primary source material. *Covers all aspects of economic change - including: agriculture, factory production, overseas trade, and internal communications. *Looks at the different patterns of industrialisation in England and Wales and Scotland. *Written for students with no previous detailed knowledge.
| An introduction to the series | |
| Note on referencing system | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| The Background | p. 1 |
| The Birth of Industrial Britain | p. 1 |
| Analysis | p. 5 |
| Population Growth | p. 5 |
| Emigration and immigration | p. 7 |
| Malthus and demographic theory | p. 7 |
| Mortality | p. 8 |
| Fertility | p. 11 |
| Was Malthus right? | p. 14 |
| Scotland | p. 14 |
| Agriculture | p. 16 |
| Agrarian society | p. 17 |
| Agricultural innovation | p. 19 |
| Parliamentary enclosure | p. 23 |
| Domestic Industry and Proto-Industrialization | p. 28 |
| Work in domestic industry | p. 30 |
| The theory of proto-industrialization | p. 33 |
| Proto-industrialization assessed | p. 34 |
| Factory Production and the Textile Industries | p. 39 |
| The technology of spinning and weaving | p. 41 |
| Factory work | p. 43 |
| Opposition to factory work | p. 46 |
| Factory labour in context | p. 48 |
| Coal and Iron | p. 49 |
| Output and regional distribution | p. 50 |
| The technology of coalmining | p. 52 |
| The technology of ironmaking and steelmaking | p. 54 |
| Consumption and markets | p. 56 |
| Entrepreneurs, Capital and Business Enterprise | p. 58 |
| Fixed capital | p. 60 |
| The web of credit | p. 62 |
| Banking | p. 65 |
| Foreign Trade | p. 68 |
| Ports and docks | p. 70 |
| The wealth of the empire | p. 72 |
| Exports and economic growth | p. 73 |
| Commercial institutions | p. 75 |
| Internal Transport | p. 78 |
| The development of waterways | p. 78 |
| The development of road transport | p. 81 |
| An integrated transport network? | p. 84 |
| The emergence of railways | p. 85 |
| The impact of railways | p. 87 |
| Assessment | p. 90 |
| Conclusion | p. 90 |
| Documents | p. 94 |
| Glossary | p. 120 |
| Bibliography | p. 124 |
| Maps | p. 136 |
| Index | p. 139 |
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ISBN: 9780582298330
ISBN-10: 0582298334
Series: Seminar Studies in History
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 156
Published: 21st April 1999
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 22.23 x 13.97
x 0.64
Weight (kg): 0.18
Edition Number: 1
