The First Industrial Nation: An Economic History of Britain, 1700-1914 |
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Contents
Trade policy and transport | 83 |
Industrial growth and finance 121 5 Industrial growth and finance | 121 |
The human dimension | 186 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The First Industrial Nation: An Economic History of Britain, 1700-1914 Issue 303 of University paperbacks |
| Author | Peter Mathias |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Methuen, 1969 |
| ISBN | 0416029108, 9780416029109 |
| Length | 522 pages |
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