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  • England's Magnificent Gardens

    How a Billion-Dollar Industry Transformed a Nation, from Charles II to Today

    by Roderick Floud ...
    An altogether different kind of book on English gardens—the first of its kind—a look at the history of England’s magnificent gardens as a history of Britain itself, from the seventeenth-century gardens of Charles II to those of Prince Charles today.In this rich, revelatory history, Sir Roderick Floud, one of Britain’s preeminent economic historians, writes that gardens have been created in Britain ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • An Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Historians

    by Roderick Floud ...
    Series series Economic History
    Many statements made by historians are quantitative statements, involving the use of measurable historical evidence. The historian who uses quantitative methods to analyse and interpret such information needs to be well acquainted with the particular methods and techniques of analysis and to be able to make the best use of the data that are available. There is an increasing need for training in ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Volume 2, Growth and Decline, 1870 to the Present

    Edited by Roderick Floud, Jane Humphries, Paul Johnson ...
    A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 2 tracks the development of the British economy from late nineteenth-century global dominance to its early twenty-first century position as a mid-sized player in an integrated European economy. Each chapter provides ... Read more

    $62.39 USD

  • The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Volume 1, Industrialisation, 1700–1870

    Edited by Roderick Floud, Jane Humphries, Paul Johnson ...
    A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 1 tracks Britain's economic history in the period ranging from 1700 to 1870 from industrialisation to global trade and empire. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the major controversies in the field and students ... Read more

    $62.39 USD

  • Humanism Challenges Materialism in Economics and Economic History

    Edited by Roderick Floud, Santhi Hejeebu, David Mitch ...
    Most of the existing research on economic history relies either solely or ultimately on calculations of material interest to explain the major events of the modern world. However, care must be taken not to rely too heavily on materialism, with its associated confidence in perfectly rational actors that simply do not exist. What is needed for a more cogent understanding of the long history of ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • The Changing Body

    Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World since 1700

    by Roderick Floud, Robert W. Fogel, Bernard Harris, Sok Chul Hong ...
    Series series New Approaches to Economic and Social History
    Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and demographic change. This fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an accessible introduction to ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

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    England's Magnificent Gardens

    How a Billion-Dollar Industry Transformed a Nation, from Charles II to Today

    by Roderick Floud ...
    Narrated by Gildart Jackson ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 20 min

    An altogether different kind of book on English gardens—the first of its kind—a look at the history of England’s magnificent gardens as a history of Britain itself, from the seventeenth-century gardens of Charles II to those of Prince Charles today.In this rich, revelatory history, Sir Roderick Floud, one of Britain’s preeminent economic historians, writes that gardens have been created in Britain ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • The Making of the British Landscape

    How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today

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  • Statistics

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  • Dirty Old London

    The Victorian Fight Against Filth

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