The first industrial nation: An economic history of Britain, 1700-1914 - Hardcover

Mathias, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0416417906 ISBN 13: 9780416417906

Publisher: Methuen, 1969

Synopsis

The First Industrial Nation is firmly established as the core textbook of early modern and modern British economic history. It plots the course and explains the process of industrial development in Britain after 1700. Drawing on a wealth of comparative material it shows:

* how Britian became the world's greatest industrial power
* why competitive pressures of industrialisation brought unfamiliar difficulties
* how all the main economic sectors were related.

And Peter Mathias discusses:

* the response and challenge of the international economy
* Britain's development from first industrial nation to first `mature' economy
* the significance of this transformation in a comparative study of twentieth-century economic development.

While the text does not demand economic and econometric expertise, it analyses the economic and social dimensions of change in unusual depth, and will continue its reign as a key text in the study of British history.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Mathias was Master of Downing College, Cambridge until his retirement in 1996.

Review:

'Remains the finest textbook of British economic history between 1700 and 1914 available to sixth-form and undergraduate students.' - Teaching History

'It should be made available to every sixth-form pupil taking an Advanced level course in the subject.' - Economics

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0416417906
• ISBN 13: 9780416417906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 522