American & British Technology in the Nineteenth Century: The Search for Labour-Saving Inventions

Habakkuk, H. J.

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1967

Beschreibung

Discussion of the economics of implementing mechanical aids to labor, and the contrast in technological development between the United States and Great Britain in the first half of the 19th century; the author argues scarcity of workers led to greater technological advances in the States. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; stated second printing, first published five years earlier. Light wear to book, ink name & date; both corners of front jacket flap clipped - likely the British & US prices; minor rubbing & smudging to jacket. Text clean; [10], 222 pages; index. Size: Octavo. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers v0039

Bibliografische Details

Titel: American & British Technology in the ...

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Erscheinungsdatum: 1967

Einband: Hard Cover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: Second Printing.