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Banks and Industrial Finance in Britain, 1800–1939
This accessible study investigates the role of banks in the finance of British industry, an issue which has long been the subject of dispute. From one perspective the history of …
The English Poor Law, 1531–1782
The poor law had a profound impact on English society between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries. Designed to reform the poor as much as to relieve poverty, it also shaped …
The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century
This book provides a clear interpretation of the causes of demographic change in the nineteenth century. This critical period followed the demise of the old pre-industrial …
Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Economy, 1660–1800
This book considers the impact of slavery and Atlantic trade on British economic development in the generations between the restoration of the Stuart monarchy and the era of the …
Emigration from Europe 1815–1930
Why did 60 million people leave Europe for overseas destinations in the hundred years after the Napoleonic Wars? What were the social and economic causes and effects of this mass …
Social Unrest and Popular Protest in England, 1780–1840
This book, first published in 2000, examines the diversity of protest from 1780 to 1840 and how it altered during this period of extreme change. This textbook covers all forms of …
Explaining Long-Term Economic Change
This book provides an introduction to, and critical review of, the competing models that have been developed to explain long-term and large-scale economic change. The global …
Social Classes and Social Relations in Britain 1850–1914
The analysis of social classes and social relations in the second half of the nineteenth century has caused major debates among social historians. Alastair Reid provides a critical …
Medical Services and the Hospital in Britain, 1860–1939
How were the medical services organised in Britain in the years before the National Health Service? This short study looks at developments in hospital and primary medical care …
Soviet Economic Development from Lenin to Khrushchev
This book provides a comprehensive survey of Soviet economic development from 1917 to 1965 in the context of the pre-revolutionary economy. In these years the Soviet Union …
Towns, Plans and Society in Modern Britain
In this concise survey, Helen Meller aims to explore the interaction of the social and physical environment of cities. All modern societies have experienced mass urbanisation, and …
Education, Economic Change and Society in England 1780–1870
In recent years the study of the history of education has flourished and expanded. It has moved from being a specialist interest to one which concerns economic and social …