This is the first systematic quantitative account of British economic growth from the thirteenth century to the Industrial Revolution.

A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the West The Great Divergence sheds light on one of th

"Historiographically, this book rests on the fact that European transitions to modern economic growth were obstructed and promoted by the Revolution in France a

An affordable new edition intended for course use

The second edition of a leading textbook on European economic history, updated throughout and with new coverage of post-financial crisis Europe.