An Economic History of Europe

Undoubtedly, the watershed moment in European economic history in the past 500 years was the industrial revolution. This unique book devotes equal time to the period leading up to the industrial age as to that which followed; a comprehensive sweep which will ensure it becomes the definitive textbook of European economic history for years to come. Six international contributors have come together to assess the past half-millennium from an economic point of view, with John Davis of the University of Connecticut providing the pivotal chapter that looks at the industrial revolution itself.