Industrial South Wales 1750-1914 - Essays in Welsh Economic History (Paperback)

South Wales was one of the main centres of the Industrial Revolution in Britain but the story of the rapid growth of an industrial society there has not yet been fully told, since much of the work done has consisted of articles rather than books. This volume brings together a selection of important contributions hitherto only accessible in a large number of scattered periodicals. These articles have been selected to present a considered sequence and are preceded by an introduction which puts the story of the industrialization of Wales into perspective. They deal firstly with the problems of population and migration then with the basic industries of iron, coal, tinplate and copper. These are followed by essays on banking, and the volume concludes with contributions on trade unionism and building. This is by no means merely the story of regional development since the book has a wider appeal; a number of the articles are concerned with the links with America and with the place of Wales in the Atlantic economy. Amongst the authors are the late Sir Lewis Namier and some of the leading writers on the history of modern Wales including Brinley Thomas and A. H. Dodd.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Economic History
Release date:	April 2015
First published:	1969
Editors:	W.E Minchinton
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-88076-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-88076-0
Barcode:	9781138880764

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