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Roderick Floud's ground-breaking study of the history, money, places and personalities involved in British gardens over the past 350 years gives fascinating insight into why gardening is part of this country's soul.' Michael Heseltine, Deputy Prime Minister (1996-1997)'Thousands of books have been written about the history of British gardens but Roderick Floud, one of Britain's most distinguished economic historians, asks new and important que...

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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 Victori...

This fascinating and groundbreaking book by an eminent team of scholars provides an accessible introduction to anthropometric history.

This fascinating and groundbreaking book by an eminent team of scholars provides an accessible introduction to anthropometric history.

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2nd edition. Covers the period 1700-1870.

2nd edition of this leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialisation.

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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialisation.

A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialisation. Leading historians and economists provide a clear guide to the major controversies in the field and show students how to connect historical evidence with economic theory and how to apply quantitative methods.

A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain, Volume 1 (1700-1870) offers new approaches to classic issues

Height, Health and History provides an invigorating statistical edge to many debates about the history of the human body itself.

Machine tools are vital to our industrial, metal-using society. This book is the first history of the British machine-tool industry during an important period of its development, a time when it played a crucial part in the transformation of the British economy. The author discusses the structure of the industry, its performance in international trade, and, through an analysis of the voluminous records of one firm, its efficiency and productivi...

Height, Health and History provides an invigorating statistical edge to many current debates about the history of the human body itself.