Exceptionalism and Industrialisation: Britain and its European Rivals, 1688–1815 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521189691 ISBN 13: 9780521189699

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Leading historians examine why Britain emerged from years of sustained competition with European rivals in a position of dominance within the domains of naval power, empire, global commerce, agricultural efficiency, industrial production, fiscal capacity and advanced technology. They plot Britain's unique path to the Industrial Revolution throughout the interconnections between agriculture, foreign trade and industrialization, unusual inventiveness, the role of institutions, and the contribution of military and naval superiority.

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Book Description

This book explores British exceptionalism in the period from the Glorious Revolution to the Congress of Vienna. Leading historians examine why Britain emerged from years of sustained competition with her European rivals in a position of hegemony in the domains of naval power, empire, global commerce, agricultural efficiency, industrial production, fiscal capacity and advanced technology. They plot Britain's unique path to the Industrial Revolution throughout the interconnections between agriculture, foreign trade and industrialization, her unusual inventiveness, the role of her institutions, and the contribution of her military and naval superiority.

About the Author

Leandro Prados de la Escosura is Professor of Economic History at Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, and Prince of Asturias Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Georgetown.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521189691
• ISBN 13: 9780521189699
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: De La Escosura Leandro Prados