The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1940 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 771
... increased demand for goods which it caused . The figures of the Bank of England's gold reserve between 1847 and 1853 show only a slight increase ; indeed , after 1866 , when gold production began to fall off considerably , the Bank of ...
... increased demand for goods which it caused . The figures of the Bank of England's gold reserve between 1847 and 1853 show only a slight increase ; indeed , after 1866 , when gold production began to fall off considerably , the Bank of ...
Page 775
... increased cotton exports went mainly into demand in the Indian home market , and the increased export of cotton from India did not immediately provoke an increased demand for British goods . The large purchases of Indian cotton , which ...
... increased cotton exports went mainly into demand in the Indian home market , and the increased export of cotton from India did not immediately provoke an increased demand for British goods . The large purchases of Indian cotton , which ...
Page 804
... increased by nearly 50 per cent , while between 1875 and 1885 it increased at only half this rate . The explanation of this efflorescence has been found in a great variety of circumstances : factory legislation , trade unions , the new ...
... increased by nearly 50 per cent , while between 1875 and 1885 it increased at only half this rate . The explanation of this efflorescence has been found in a great variety of circumstances : factory legislation , trade unions , the new ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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