ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1921, is intended to serve as an introduction to the study of the historical background of modern industrial and social questions. It deals with the evolution of English industrial conditions from the close of the Napoleonic War to the outbreak of the First World War. Particular attention is paid to social consequences and growth of opinion.

part

A Short Fiscal & Financial History of England, 1815–1918

chapter 1|24 pages

Introductory

chapter 2|26 pages

The Aftermath of War—1815–1822

chapter 3|28 pages

A Transitional Period—1823–1841

chapter 4|28 pages

Fiscal and Financial Reform—1842–1852

chapter 5|28 pages

The Completion of Free Trade—1853–1865

chapter 6|30 pages

Strains and Stresses—1866–1892

chapter 7|34 pages

Armaments and Social Reform—1893–1914

chapter 8|21 pages

War Finance—1914–1918