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Peter Mathias (1928–2016)
Author of The First Industrial Nation: The Economic History of Britain 1700-1914
Works by Peter Mathias
The transformation of England : essays in the economic and social history of England in the eighteenth century (1979) 23 copies
The Cambridge Economic History of Europe, Volume 7, Part 2: The United States, Japan, and Russia (1978) 19 copies
The Cambridge Economic History of Europe, Volume 8: The Industrial Economies: The Development of Economic and Social… (1989) 19 copies
The Cambridge Economic History of Europe, Volume 7, Part 1: Britain, France, Germany, and Scandinavia (1978) 14 copies
The Cambridge Economic History of Europe, Volume 7 : Industrial Economies: Capital, Labour and Enterprise (1978) 6 copies
The Brewing Industry in England, 1700-1830 (Modern Revivals in Economic & Social History) (1993) 5 copies
Innovation and technology in Europe : from the eighteenth century to the present day (1991) 3 copies
Associated Works
The New Ways of History: Developments in Historiography (International Library of Historical Studies) (2010) — Contributor — 10 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1928-01-10
- Date of death
- 2016-03-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Bath, Somerset, England, UK
- Education
- Colston's School, Bristol
Cambridge University (Jesus College) - Occupations
- Economic historian
Fellow, Queen's College, Cambridge University
Chichele Professor of Economic History, Oxford University
Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford University
Master, Downing College, Cambridge University - Awards and honors
- CBE
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- Works
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- Members
- 282
- Popularity
- #82,539
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 46
- Languages
- 3
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