THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRENCH ECONOMY 1750-1914 by Colin Heywood ( 9781139171007 )

Item Details

Title:

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRENCH ECONOMY 1750-1914

By:

Format:

Electronic book text

List price:	£162.00
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for further information.

ISBN 10:

1139171003

ISBN 13:

9781139171007

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

5 June, 2012

Series:

New Studies in Economic and Social History 17

Description:

This 1995 book provides a summary of French economic development between 1750 and 1914, and the complex debates surrounding this subject.

Synopsis:

Understanding French economic development in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries has always proved a formidable challenge for historians. This concise 1995 survey for students is designed to make clear the areas of controversy among historians, and to guide the reader through the complexities of the debate. The author provides succinct surveys of findings on the pattern of development, and on the underlying causes of that pattern. He addresses questions such as: was France a latecomer or an early starter in industrialisation? Did long periods of protectionism help or hinder development? And was the peasantry an obstacle to change in the economy? He argues that France was not the 'backward economy' it was often thought to be; instead, it provides a quietly successful case of economic development, avoiding the massive social upheaval experienced elsewhere in Europe.

Publication:

Imprint:

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Returns:

Non-returnable

Some other items by this author:

A CULTURAL HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY IN THE AGE OF EMPIRE (HB)

A CULTURAL HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY IN THE AGE OF EMPIRE (PB)

A HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD