Economic History
About the Book Series
Routledge Library Editions: Economic History reprints some of the most important works on economic history published in the last century.
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The British Tariff System
1st Edition
By E.B. McGuire
March 31, 2015
This book provides a comprehensive description of the protectionist system that has for some years been in force in Great Britain. It explains in simple language the principles and difficulties involved in framing and administering a customs and excise tariff, which has both revenue and political ...
The Clothing Workers of Great Britain
1st Edition
By S.P Dobbs
March 31, 2015
First Published in 2005. This book is a part of the studies in Economic and Political Science series and is a study of the British Clothing Trades. The first aim is to describe the present-day structure and localization of the Clothing Industry in Great Britain. The second is to compare existing ...
The Transformation of England: Essays in the Economics and Social History of England in the Eighteenth Century
1st Edition
By Peter Mathias
March 31, 2015
Peter Mathias’s subject is the creation in late eighteenth-century England of the industrial system – and thereby the present world. That unique conjuncture poses the sharpest questions about the nature of industrialization, social change and historical explanation, issues that are his principal ...
A History of British Livestock Husbandry, 1700-1900
1st Edition
By Robert Trow-Smith
February 27, 2015
First Published in 2005. History books have told us for far too long that farming in Britain was, in the eighteenth century, Tull's drill, Townshend's turnips, and Bakewell's metamorphosis of the cow and sheep; in the nineteenth century, corn laws, Coke's enlightened Norfolk squire-dom, and the ...
British Economic Policy and Empire, 1919-1939
1st Edition
By Ian M. Drummond
February 27, 2015
First Published in 2005. This volume looks at the period of 1919 to 1939 in British economic policy and the Empire, including documents on imperial policy....
British Economic and Strategic Planning: 1905-1915
1st Edition
By David French
February 27, 2015
The political manoeuvres which brought about the collapse of Britain's last Liberal government in May 1915 have already been the subject of much scholarly debate. This book will attempt to go beyond the arena of strictly party and factional politics and will examine some of the administrative ...
Economic HIstory of the British Iron and Steel Industry
1st Edition
By Alan Birch
February 27, 2015
This book was first published in 1967. This volume explores the history of the British iron and steel industry from 1760, tracking its development, relationship with the British economy, regional hubs, technological developments and the final triumph of steel over iron....
Economy and Society in 19th Century Britain
1st Edition
By Richard Tames
February 27, 2015
In 1801 the population of Great Britain was 10.6 million; by 1901 it was 37.1 million. The national product in 1801 has been valued at £138,000,000; by 1901 it was £1,948,000,000. The rise per head was from £12.9 to £52.5 and, as these figures represent constant prices, the rise in material ...
Industrial Finance, 1830-1914: The Finance and Organization of English Manufacturing Industry
1st Edition
By P.L. Cottrell
February 27, 2015
The nineteenth century was a time of rapid change in forms of organization of economic activity. A central feature of such change was, inevitably, the development of new types of finance adapted to the radically new environment. An appreciation of the history of these developments makes a ...
Industrial Revolution on the Continent: Germany, France, Russia 1800-1914
1st Edition
By W.O. Henderson
February 27, 2015
This book was first published in 1961....
Renold Chains: A History of the Company and the Rise of the Precision Chain Industry 1879-1955
1st Edition
By Basil Tripp
February 27, 2015
This volume focuses on the history and company of Renold Chains and the rise of the Precision Chain Industry between 1879 and 1955. Originally published in 1956, Renold Chains Limited, as the largest precision chain and chain accessory producing organisation in the world....
The Economic Development of Canada
1st Edition
By Richard Pomfret
February 27, 2015
First Published in 2005. The aim of this book is to provide an introduction to and interpretation of the development of the Canadian economy since European settlement. The main contrast between the book’s view and previous interpretations of Canada’s economic past is that, instead of emphasizing ...