A statistical account of the British Empire : exhibiting its extent, physical capacities, population, industry, and civil and religious institutions
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A statistical account of the British Empire : exhibiting its extent, physical capacities, population, industry, and civil and religious institutions
（Cambridge library collection, . History）
Charles Knight, 1837
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- v. 2: paperback
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Printed for Charles Knight , 1837
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v. 1: paperback ISBN 9781108036351
Description
John Ramsay McCulloch (1789-1864) wrote numerous articles, pamphlets and books about the emerging field of political economy. This two-volume work, published in 1837, focuses on 'the British Empire, exclusive of its foreign dependencies', in other words, Great Britain and Ireland. McCulloch drew information from the 1821 and 1831 census returns and commissioned contributions from experts including William Jackson Hooker, who provided the article on botany. His book was the first such overview to be compiled in more than a century and is an indispensable contemporary source on life in Great Britain and Ireland at the close of the Georgian era. Volume 1 first covers topography and population, and then focuses on agriculture, providing fascinating data on land use and the breeds of livestock reared. Additional chapters focus on crime and punishment, improvements in diet and standard of living, the economic benefits deriving from overseas colonies, and the English language.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Statistical account of the British Empire
- Part I. Extent, Physical Circumstances, and Civil Divisions of the British Empire: 1. England and Wales
- 2. Scotland
- 3. Ireland
- Part II. Population
- Part III. Industry of the British Empire: 1. Agriculture
- Supplement.
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v. 2: paperback ISBN 9781108036368
Description
John Ramsay McCulloch (1789-1864) wrote numerous articles, pamphlets and books about the emerging field of political economy. This two-volume work, published in 1837, focuses on 'the British Empire, exclusive of its foreign dependencies', in other words, Great Britain and Ireland. McCulloch drew information from the 1821 and 1831 census returns and commissioned contributions from experts including William Jackson Hooker, who provided the article on botany. His book was the first such overview to be compiled in more than a century and is an indispensable contemporary source on life in Great Britain and Ireland at the close of the Georgian era. Volume 2 examines industry, commerce and foreign trade, beginning with coal production and consumption. Later chapters address social institutions including parliament and local government, the courts, the established church and other religions, and topics such as education, taxation, defence spending, health and life expectancy, and the poor laws.
Table of Contents
- Part III continued: Industry of the British Empire continued: 2. Mines and minerals
- 3. Fisheries
- 4. Manufactures
- 5. Commerce
- Part IV. Constitution and Government, Civil and Religious, of the British Empire: 1. General outline of the English government, with a sketch of its history
- 2. Parliament, its constitution, procedure, etc.
- 3. Of the executive
- 4. Courts of justice, procedure therein, etc.
- 5. Municipal corporation
- 6. Constitution, courts, etc. of Scotland
- 7. Constitution, courts, etc. of Ireland
- 8. Religious establishments of Great Britain and Ireland
- Part V. Miscellaneous Particulars: 1. Establishments for public education
- 2. Revenue and expenditure
- 3. Defence
- 4. Vital statistics
- or, the statistics of health, sickness, diseases, and death
- 5. Provision for the poor
- Index.
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