The People and the British Economy, 1830-1914

by Roderick Floud

Book Overview

Between 1830 and 1914 Britain became the world's major trading nation, carrier of the majority of the world's goods, by far the largest investor overseas, and the centre of the world's financial system. It was an exceptional time in the history of the country and one to which many look back, even a hundred years later, with nostalgia.
Concentrating on people rather on things, this book seeks to describe the overall income and wealth of Victorian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019289210X
• ISBN13: 9780192892102
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"