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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 June 2015
    28 August 2014
    ISBN:
    9781107706101
    9781108075848
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107706101
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    Weight & Pages:
    Dimensions:
    (297 x 210 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    1.79kg, 762 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Social and Population History, Geography, British History after 1450, Historical Geography, History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
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    Subjects:
    Social and Population History, Geography, British History after 1450, Historical Geography, History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
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    The late eighteenth century saw Manchester and its surrounding areas undergo significant change as industrialisation fuelled urbanisation and population growth. In this classic 1795 account, the physician and prolific writer John Aikin (1747–1822) gathers together information on the settlements at the heart of manufacturing and trade in north-west England, covering the vital network of waterways as well as the surrounding countryside. Revealing the fundamental importance of the textile industry, this survey provides a detailed portrait of an evolving region and its human geography. It is complemented by a number of illustrations, including maps, plans, and engravings of notable landmarks. Referred to by Karl Marx in his writings, the book remains a historically valuable resource. Also reissued in this series is Aikin's Biographical Memoirs of Medicine in Great Britain from the Revival of Literature to the Time of Harvey (1780).

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