Routledge Explorations in Econonic History

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Economic History of London 1800-1914

by Michael Ball, David Sunderland, and Professor Michael Ball

Published 26 April 2001

In 1800 London was already the largest city in the world, and over the course of the next century its population grew rapidly, reaching over seven million by 1914. Historians have often depicted London after the Industrial Revolution as an industrial backwater that declined into the mass exploitation of labour through 'sweating', dominated by City