A Statistical Account of the British Empire - Exhibiting its Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and Civil and Religious Institutions (Paperback)

John Ramsay McCulloch (1789 1864) wrote numerous articles, pamphlets and books about the emerging field of political economy. This two-volume work, published in 1837, focuses on 'the British Empire, exclusive of its foreign dependencies', in other words, Great Britain and Ireland. McCulloch drew information from the 1821 and 1831 census returns and commissioned contributions from experts including William Jackson Hooker, who provided the article on botany. His book was the first such overview to be compiled in more than a century and is an indispensable contemporary source on life in Great Britain and Ireland at the close of the Georgian era. Volume 2 examines industry, commerce and foreign trade, beginning with coal production and consumption. Later chapters address social institutions including parliament and local government, the courts, the established church and other religions, and topics such as education, taxation, defence spending, health and life expectancy, and the poor laws.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century, Volume 2
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	August 2011
Authors:	J.R. McCulloch
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	704
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-03636-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-108-03636-8
Barcode:	9781108036368

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