The Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic economy : selected essays /
Thomas, Brinley, 1906-1994.
The Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic economy : selected essays / Brinley Thomas. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1993. - 1 online resource (xxi, 260 pages) : illustrations
Essays, with some revisions and updating, most of which were previously published in various journals.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Britain's energy crisis in the seventeenth century -- The first Atlantic economy, 1700-1776 -- The end of the Charcoal Iron Age -- Feeding England, 1760-1846 : a view from the Celtic fringe -- Henry Cort and the primacy of Britain -- Robert Owen (1771-1858) -- Demographic determinants of British and American building cyckes, 1870-1913 -- Long swings and the Atlantic economy -- A cauldron of rebirth : the Industrial Revolution and the Welsh language -- A plea for an organic approach to economic growth.
In recent years it has become commonplace to downplay notions of an industrial revolution and argue instead that Britain's transformation was gradual and incremental. In The Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic Economy Brinley Thomas contests this view, arguing that change in the energy base and hence in technology has enabled Britain to overcome an energy crisis and sustain dramatic population growth. Throughout these essays illustrate the organic approach to economic growth that Brinley Thomas pioneered.
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92005397
1700-1860
Industrial revolution--Great Britain.
Energy development--History--Great Britain--18th century.
Révolution industrielle--Grande-Bretagne.
Énergie--Développement--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--18e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economics--Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economic History.
Economic history.
Energy development.
Industrial revolution.
Great Britain--Economic conditions--1760-1860.
Grande-Bretagne--Conditions économiques--1760-1860.
Great Britain.
Economic conditions History, 1714-1901 Great Britain
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HC254.5 / .T484 1993eb
330.941/07
The Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic economy : selected essays / Brinley Thomas. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1993. - 1 online resource (xxi, 260 pages) : illustrations
Essays, with some revisions and updating, most of which were previously published in various journals.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Britain's energy crisis in the seventeenth century -- The first Atlantic economy, 1700-1776 -- The end of the Charcoal Iron Age -- Feeding England, 1760-1846 : a view from the Celtic fringe -- Henry Cort and the primacy of Britain -- Robert Owen (1771-1858) -- Demographic determinants of British and American building cyckes, 1870-1913 -- Long swings and the Atlantic economy -- A cauldron of rebirth : the Industrial Revolution and the Welsh language -- A plea for an organic approach to economic growth.
In recent years it has become commonplace to downplay notions of an industrial revolution and argue instead that Britain's transformation was gradual and incremental. In The Industrial Revolution and the Atlantic Economy Brinley Thomas contests this view, arguing that change in the energy base and hence in technology has enabled Britain to overcome an energy crisis and sustain dramatic population growth. Throughout these essays illustrate the organic approach to economic growth that Brinley Thomas pioneered.
0203161211 (electronic bk.) 9780203161210 (electronic bk.) 9786610327621 6610327629 9781134896042 (e-book ; PDF) 1134896042 9781134895991 (e-book ; Mobi) 1134895992 9781134896035 (e-book ; ePub) 1134896034 9781138865761 (paperback) 1138865761 (print)
92005397
1700-1860
Industrial revolution--Great Britain.
Energy development--History--Great Britain--18th century.
Révolution industrielle--Grande-Bretagne.
Énergie--Développement--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--18e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economics--Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economic History.
Economic history.
Energy development.
Industrial revolution.
Great Britain--Economic conditions--1760-1860.
Grande-Bretagne--Conditions économiques--1760-1860.
Great Britain.
Economic conditions History, 1714-1901 Great Britain
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HC254.5 / .T484 1993eb
330.941/07