The Population History of England 1541-1871
The Population History of England 1541-1871

Author: E. A. Wrigley

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1989-10-12

Total Pages: 826

ISBN-13: 9780521356886

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This was the first paperback edition of a classic work of recent English historiography, first published in 1981. In analysing the population of a country over several centuries, the authors qualify, confirm or overturn traditional assumptions and marshal a mass of statistical material into a series of clear, lucid arguments about past patterns of demographic behaviour and their relationship to economic trends. The Population History of England presents basic demographic statistics - monthly totals of births, deaths and marriages - and uses them in conjunction with new methods of analysis to determine population size, gross production rates, expectation of life at birth, age structure and net migration totals. The results make it possible to construct a new model of the interplay of economic and demographic variables in England before and during the industrial picture of English population trends between 1541 and 1871 is a remarkable achievement and in a short preface, the authors consider the debate engendered by the book, the impact of which has been felt far beyond the traditional disciplinary confines of historical demography.

Historical Geography of England and Wales
Historical Geography of England and Wales

Author: Robert A. Dodgshon

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 614

ISBN-13: 1483288412

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This text has been designed to cover all aspects and phases of the historical geography of England and Wales in a single volume. In its substantially revised and enlarged form, the treatment of standard themes has been completely re-written to take account of recent work and shifts in viewpoint while its overall coverage has been extended to embrace newer themes like symbolic landscapes and the geography of the inter-war period. Its comprehensiveness and freshness of approach ensure its continuing value and success as a text. - Breadth of coverage from prehistory to 1939 - Uses a range of data sources and approaches - Well illustrated with particular emphasis on key themes - Major revision of 1st edition with much wider range of topics

A Short History of the British Industrial Revolution
A Short History of the British Industrial Revolution

Author: Emma Griffin

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-08-17

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1352003112

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The industrial revolution stands out as a key event not simply in British history, but in world history, ushering in as it did a new era of sustained economic prosperity. But what exactly was the 'industrial revolution'? And why did it occur in Britain when it did? Ever since the expression was coined in the 19th century, historians have been debating these questions, and there now exists a large and complex historiography concerned with English industrialisation. This short history of the British Industrial Revolution, aimed at undergraduates, sets out to answer these questions. It will synthesise the latest research on British industrialisation into an exciting and interesting account of the industrial revolution. Deploying clear argument, lively language, and a fresh set of organising themes, this short history revisits one of the most central events in British history in a novel and accessible way. This is an ideal text for undergraduate students studying the Industrial Revolution or 19th Century Britain.

The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain
The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain

Author: Kenneth O. Morgan

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 724

ISBN-13: 9780192893260

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Examines political, economic, social, and culture changes in Great Britain from Roman times to the present.

British Population History
British Population History

Author: Michael Anderson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-07-13

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780521578844

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This book brings together in one volume the four studies on British population history already published in the series New Studies in Economic and Social History, and adds to them a new essay on British population in the twentieth century. Between them, the authors survey the trends and debates in British population history from 1348 to 1991. Research over the past twenty-five years has transformed our understanding of how population has grown and declined, of why the numbers of births, deaths, marriages and migrants have risen and fallen, and thrown much new light on the economic and social impact of these changes. The studies in this book supply introductions to these problems for readers who are not themselves demographers but who, as students, teachers, or non-specialist historians and social scientists, want to know more about what happened and what are the main topics of current debate. Full bibliographies for further study are included.

Reproducing Families
Reproducing Families

Author: David Levine

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 1987-08-27

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780521337854

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A review of the course of English population history from 1066 to the 1980s, with a particular focus on English family forms.

Family History Revisited
Family History Revisited

Author: Richard Wall

Publisher: University of Delaware Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780874136876

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This collection of original essays by scholars on the historical study of the family from various parts of the world represent a new departure in this field. The essays cover a great variety of topics, and many countries are represented. The essays open up new debates and point to new directions in the field by examining dimensions of family relations that had not been sufficiently addressed in previous scholarship.