{"product_id":"2026200015184-secondhand-an-economic-history-of-england-the-18th-century","title":"An Economic History Of England: The 18Th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when Britain stood on the precipice of industrial transformation, T. S. Ashton's An Economic History of England: The 18th Century presents a masterful and authoritative account of the forces that shaped one of the most consequential periods in modern economic history. Ashton chronicles the dramatic shifts in agriculture, trade, manufacturing, and finance that defined Georgian England, illustrating how a predominantly agrarian society began its irreversible march toward industrialisation. With meticulous scholarship, he details the interplay between population growth, technological innovation, and capital formation, painting a vivid portrait of a nation in flux.\n\nWidely regarded as a landmark work in economic historiography, this volume exemplifies Ashton's rare gift for making rigorous analysis both accessible and compelling. His prose is precise yet lucid, grounding abstract economic forces in the lived realities of merchants, landowners, labourers, and entrepreneurs. A foundational text for students and scholars of British history alike, it argues persuasively that the seeds of the Industrial Revolution were sown not in the factory, but in the subtle economic currents of the century before — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of our modern world was quietly assembled in the markets and counting houses of eighteenth-century England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203187810523,"sku":"2026200015184-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/aa179e72-ee72-4d54-97e0-4193d168775c.png?v=1788145276","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015184-secondhand-an-economic-history-of-england-the-18th-century","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}