The economic history of the British iron and steel industry, 1784-1879 : essays in industrial and economic history with special reference to the development of technology
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The economic history of the British iron and steel industry, 1784-1879 : essays in industrial and economic history with special reference to the development of technology
（Routledge library editions, Economic history ; 147 . The UK）
Routledge, 2006
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Frank Cass , 1967
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Available as a 159-volume set, as thematic mini-sets or as single volumes, Routledge Library Editions: Economic History reprints some of the most important works on economic history published in the last century.
For further information on this collection please email info.research@routledge.co.uk.
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First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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This book was first published in 1967. This volume explores the history of the British iron and steel industry from 1760, tracking its development, relationship with the British economy, regional hubs, technological developments and the final triumph of steel over iron.
Table of Contents
PART , 1. The British iron and steel industry 1760-1879 2. Iron in the economy of England and Wales in the eighteenth century 3. The rise of the coke-iron industry 4. The British iron industry during the Napoleonic wars 5. Ironworks and ironmasters during the industrial revolution 6. The ironmasters' associations in the early nineteenth century PART 2 7. The expansion of the industry, 1788-1880 8. The regional development of the industry, 1788-1880 9. The advance of technology in the wrought iron industry 10. The growth of large-scale industry: capital and enterprise in the iron and steel industry in the nineteenth century 11. The iron trade 12. The ironworkers PART 3 13. The process of supersession: the age of steel 14. The development of mild steel 15. The new factors of industrial location: ores for steel 16. The triumph of steel over wrought iron
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