Allen, Robert C.,  1947- <br/><br/>
The British industrial revolution in global perspective / 
Robert C. Allen. 
 - Cambridge ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2009. 
 - xi, 331 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - New approaches to economic and social history .
 - New approaches to economic and social history. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-312) and index. 
<br/><br/>The Industrial Revolution and the pre-industrial economy -- I: The pre-industrial economy -- The high-wage economy of pre-industrial Britain -- The agricultural revolution -- The cheap energy economy -- Why England succeeded -- II: The Industrial Revolution -- Why was the Industrial Revolution British? -- The steam engine -- Cotton -- Coke smelting -- Inventors, enlightenment and human capital -- From Industrial Revolution to modern economic growth. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521868273 (hard) 0521868270 (hard) 9780521687850 (pbk.) 0521687853 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009455156 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA915140  bnb 014-90373  bnb GBA-91514  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014903730  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Industrial revolution--Great Britain.<br/>Economic history--1750-1918.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century.<br/>Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC 254.5  / A428b 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330.941/073