The Condition of Nations, Social and Political: With Complete Comparative Tables of Universal Statistics (Classic Reprint)

This book offers an extensive exploration of global demographics and economic indicators with emphasis on Britain's imperial territories. It is an update of a work that provided European statistics in the mid-19th century, expanded to include the author's ongoing research from the 1860s and 1870s. The book's wide-ranging data and analysis provides an expansive view of the social, economic, and political conditions of the time with unique insights into the lives of ordinary people. It is a detailed look at the state of the world in the Victorian era, and of the complex forces that shaped it.