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Atlas of British social and economic history since c. 1700 / edited by Rex Pope.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industries--Great Britain--History.
- Industries.
- Industries--Great Britain--History--Maps.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Economic conditions.
- Great Britain--Social conditions.
- Great Britain--Economic conditions--Maps.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--Maps.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st American ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Macmillan, 1989.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This Atlas covers British history from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Topics include demography, agriculture, transport, trade, labour movements, religion, education, health and housing.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Maps and diagrams; Introduction; Acknowledgements; AgriculturePeter Dewey, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London; The textile and chemicals industries Geoff Timmins and Rex Pope, Lancashire Polytechnic; Metal, vehicle, and engineering industries Rex Pope, Lancashire Polytechnic; Coal, gas, and electricity Carol Jones, University of Southampton; Transport and trade John Armstrong, Ealing College of Higher Education; Demographic changes 1701 1981 Stephen Jackson, Liverpool Polytechnic, and Geoff Timmins, Lancashire Polytechnic
- Employment and unemployment Rex Pope, Lancashire PolytechnicUrbanization and living conditions Callum Brown, University of Strathclyde; Labour movements Keith Laybourn, Huddersfield Polytechnic; Education: late nineteenth-century disparities in provision Bill Marsden, University of Liverpool; Religion Callum Brown, University of Strathclyde; Leisure Stephen G.Jones, Manchester Polytechnic; Further reading; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-93495-5
- 1-280-32546-1
- 0-203-31798-X
- 1-134-93496-3
- 0-203-20103-5
- 9780203201039
- OCLC:
- 302266407
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