The first industrial region : North-west England, c.1700-60 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stobart, Jon, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Manchester University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Industries > England, Northern > History > 18th century.
Industrie > Angleterre (Nord) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
Economic history.
Industries.
Industrialisierung
Stadtgeografie
Wirtschaftswachstum
England, Northern > Economic conditions.
Angleterre (Nord) > Conditions économiques.
Northern England.
England > Nordwest
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: shifting the economic development agenda
  • Economic development and the urban system
  • Uneven development: geographical specialisation and inter-dependency
  • An advanced organic economy: the textile industries
  • A mineral-based energy economy: coal-using industries
  • The service sector and urban hierarchies
  • Spatial integration and the urban system
  • Conclusions: the integration of local, regional, national and international economies
  • Sources of urban population totals for north-west England in the 1770s
  • Probate records as sources of occupational information.

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