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Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1959.
Hard Cover, 596 pages, 6.5 x 9.25.
Item #1307
Published in 1959, this much-sought-after book is the cornerstone work on brewing in England during the 18th and early 19th centuries. From the dust jacket: The history of brewing in England is important, not just because it was a large industry, but because of its links with agriculture and connections with banking and parliamentary interests. Mr. Mathias first analyses brewing's industrial revolution: the changes in techniques and the structure of the industry coming with the introduction of porter-brewing; and in an important section he examines the problems of enterprise and finance. The chapters on raw materials show how developments in malting and brewing affected agriculture (the brewer was perhaps the farmer's most important customer). The book always keeps the wider issues in mind; the whole question of industrial advance, agricultural progress, the rise of the entrepreneur, and developments in distribution and selling during the period. The Appendix contains statistical series important for all students of economic growth and fluctuation in the 18th century.
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