The economic development of continental Europe 1780-1870 / Alan S. Milward and S. B. Saul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milward, Alan S., author.

Contributor:

Saul, S. B.

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Economic conditions--19th century.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (552 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Upon its initial publication in 1973 this was the first textbook to present a unified view and comprehensive treatment of the economic development of Europe from a continental rather than a British perspective. At the same time, it is more than mere textbook: it is an interpretive analysis of a wide range of research on the subject in many countries which explores the objective validity of earlier theories and provides an ideal starting point for further research into economic development and European history.The work deals mainly with Western Europe, but in principally studying both

Contents:

1. The European economy in the late eighteenth century

2. Population growth and migration

3. Technological change

4. The French revolution and the continental system

5. The economic development of France 1815-70

6. The economic development of Germany 1815-70

7. The economic development of Belgium and Switzerland in the early nineteenth century

8. The economic development of Scandinavia.

Notes:

Second edition published in 1979 by George Allen and Unwin Limited.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-62588-7

0-203-80230-6

1-136-62589-5

9780203802304

OCLC:

846495016