'Extractive industries' in R Floud & P Johnson (eds), Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain [First edition, 2004], Volume 1, Industrialisation, 1700-1860

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Author(s) Burt, Roger
Publication type Chapter
Year published 2004
Pages pp417-50
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Place Published Cambridge

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Overview with sections on: 'Location and structure'; 'Distinguishing characteristics'; 'Markets and prices'; 'Institutional development'; 'Technological change'. Deals mostly with coal, iron ore and copper / tin / lead