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9780198284086
Based largely on archival and other primary sources, this collection of essays attempts to understand Britain's gain in--and subsequent loss of--economic preeminence during the industrial revolution, uncovering new statistical information on areas ranging from agriculture, mining, transportation, and insurance, to textiles, corn milling, steam power, and land.Feinstein, Charles H. is the author of 'Studies in Capital Formation in the United Kingdom, 1750-1920' with ISBN 9780198284086 and ISBN 019828408X.
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