Hans-Joachim Voth Time and Work in England 1750-1830 (Oxford Historical Monographs.

Hans-Joachim Voth Time and Work in England 1750-1830 (Oxford Historical Monographs.) of the present day York The Clarendon Press, Oxford University Pres 2000 Pp viii, 304 $6500 ISBN 0-19-924194-5

This is a fascinating and important volume which deserves a serious review. The main conclusion--that during the course of a year the English labor force was working about twenty by cent more in the 1830 than had been the case around 1760--is important. Voth risks out his argument in an exemplary fashion. The figure is likely to find its way into textbook where it will sit alongside

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