Geography and Industrialization
The Space Economy of Northwest England, 1701-1760
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8963547 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon Stobart (0000-0002-9771-4741, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 681-681 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/622394 |
| OpenAlex | W2321973577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
The position of the industrial revolution as a crucial turning point in British economic development has been increasingly questioned in recent years. Reconstructing the economy of northwest England from occupational data contained in probate records offers an opportunity to assess the nature and pace of development in this key region. These data offer little indication of an early eighteenth-century shift into manufacturing but do present evidence of pronounced geographical specialization which must have influenced the nature and pace of subsequent development. As the geographical patterns of the industrial revolution preceded the macro-economic processes which supposedly produced them, we are forced to re-examine accepted interpretations of the process of industrialization in England. Equally, we are drawn into a wider consideration of the role of the space economy in shaping industrial development throughout Europe
Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Geography · Industrialisation · Political science · Space (punctuation) · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2023 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |