Allen, Robert C.,  1947- <br/><br/>
The British industrial revolution in global perspective / 
Robert C. Allen. 
 - Cambridge :  Cambridge University Press,  2009. 
 - xi, 331 p. :  ill. 
 - New approaches to economic and social history .
<br/><br/> 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 revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the 17th and 18th centuries. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521868273 (hbk.) :  £45.00 0521868270 (hbk.) :  £45.00 9780521687850 (pbk.) :  £15.99 0521687853 (pbk.) :  £15.99 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Industrial revolution--Great Britain.<br/>Economic history--1750-1918.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century.<br/>Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century.