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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828977003321

Autore

Langton John

Titolo

Atlas of Industrializing Britain, 1780-1914

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, Jan. 1987

ISBN

1-135-83644-2

1-135-83645-0

1-138-40817-4

1-280-40450-7

0-203-47254-3

Descrizione fisica

xxx, 246 p. : maps

Disciplina

912/.1330941

Soggetti

Industries - History

Industries - Great Britain

Great Britain Economic conditions Maps

Great Britain Social conditions Maps

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 The physical environment St John's College and School of Geography, University of Oxford / John Langton -- chapter 2 Population / Richard Lawton -- chapter 3 Regional structure and change / Clive Lee -- chapter 4 Agriculture / Mark Overton -- chapter 5 Rural settlements / Brian Roberts -- chapter 6 Wages / E.H.Hunt -- chapter 7 Wind and water power / Paul Laxton -- chapter 8 Coal and steam power / Nick von Tunzelmann -- chapter 9 Transport / Michael Freeman -- chapter 10 Sea trade / Gordon Jackson -- chapter 11 Textiles / Paul Laxton -- chapter 12 Chemicals Jesus College and School of Geography, University of Oxford / Kenneth Warren -- chapter 13 Brewing and distilling / R.B.Weir -- chapter 14 Leather footwear / P.R.Mounfield -- chapter 15 Iron and steel / Philip Riden -- chapter 16 Shipbuilding / Anthony Slaven -- chapter 17 Engineering -- John R.Hume and Miles Oglethorpe / John R.Hume -- chapter 18 Services / Clive Lee -- chapter 19 Banking and finance / P.L.Cottrell -- chapter 20 Wealth and the wealthy / W.D.Rubinstein -- chapter 21 Poor law and pauperism / Ian Levitt -- chapter 22 Urbanization / R.J.Morris --



chapter 23 Retail patterns / Gareth Shaw -- chapter 24 Labour protest 1780-1850 / Andrew Charlesworth -- chapter 26 Popular institutions / Martin Purvis -- chapter 27 Sport / Wray Vamplew -- chapter 28 Languages and dialects / John Langton -- chapter 29 Education / W.E.Marsden -- chapter 30 Religion -- Hugh McLeod -- chapter 31 The electoral system / Michael Hurst.

Sommario/riassunto

Annotation