This volume has three main themes. First, there is the concept of the Industrial Revolution and its main characteristics, and the author defends both the term a

Argues that change in the energy base and hence in technology has enabled Britain to overcome an energy crisis and sustain dramatic population growth. Throughou

This book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and industrialization have determined the development

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