A Comparison of the Industrial Revolution between England and France (1989 words, 11 pages)
The retardation thesis postulates that,during the 18th and 19th centuries, France failed to takeadvantage of the economic opportunities available to it. Traditionally historians looked to theEnglish industrial revolution and compared its features, as well as thepreceding political, social and economic conditions, with those of France. By looking at the differences ...
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