A Statistical Account of the British Empire : Exhibiting its Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and Civil and Religious Institutions (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century)

McCulloch, J. R.

Cambridge University Press（2011/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 646 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108036351
• DDC分類 941.074

Full Description

John Ramsay McCulloch (1789-1864) wrote numerous articles, pamphlets and books about the emerging field of political economy. This two-volume work, published in 1837, focuses on 'the British Empire, exclusive of its foreign dependencies', in other words, Great Britain and Ireland. McCulloch drew information from the 1821 and 1831 census returns and commissioned contributions from experts including William Jackson Hooker, who provided the article on botany. His book was the first such overview to be compiled in more than a century and is an indispensable contemporary source on life in Great Britain and Ireland at the close of the Georgian era. Volume 1 first covers topography and population, and then focuses on agriculture, providing fascinating data on land use and the breeds of livestock reared. Additional chapters focus on crime and punishment, improvements in diet and standard of living, the economic benefits deriving from overseas colonies, and the English language.

Contents

Preface; Statistical account of the British Empire; Part I. Extent, Physical Circumstances, and Civil Divisions of the British Empire: 1. England and Wales; 2. Scotland; 3. Ireland; Part II. Population; Part III. Industry of the British Empire: 1. Agriculture; Supplement.