Exceptionalism and Industrialisation
Subtitle: Britain and its European Rivals, 16881815
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 12, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780521793049
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; Colonization & independence; Economic history; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Maritime / nautical trades; History - General History; Europe - Great Britain - General; Technological innovations; History: World; Europe; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Renaissance; History / Renaissance; Congresses; Economic Conditions; Great Britain; History; Industrial revolution
First sentence: In 1815, Britain was the leading economy of Europe.