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This book traces the diffusion trajectory of the second and third generation of British steam engines, the Watt and high-pressure models, covering the period 17
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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians
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Applied Evolutionary Economics and the Knowledge-based Economy
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The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective
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Why did the industrial revolution take place in 18th century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolu