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Volume 50 - Issue 1 - March 1990

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British Technology and European Industrialization: The Norwegian Textile Industry in the Mid Nineteenth Century. By Kristine Bruland. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xi, 193. $39.50.
John Vincent Nye
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West Cumberland Coal, 1600–1982/3. By Oliver Wood. Kendall, England: Titus Wilson and Son, Ltd., 1988. Cumberland & Westmoreland Antiquarian & Archaelogical Society: Extra Series 24. Pp. 377.
David Levine
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03 March 2009, pp. 196-197
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East End, West End: The Face of Leeds During Urbanisation, 1684–1842. By Maurice Beresford. Leeds: The Thoresby Society, 1988. Pp. xxi, 562.
Robert Fishman
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03 March 2009, pp. 197-198
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Trade and Shipping, Lord Inchcape, 1852–1932. By Stephanie Jones. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1989. Pp. xiii, 222. $59.95.
Michael Huberman
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03 March 2009, pp. 198-199
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Industrialization, Family Life, and Class Relations: Saint-Chamond, 1815–1914. By Elinor Accampo. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989. Pp. xvii, 301. $35.00.
James R. Lehning
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03 March 2009, pp. 199-200
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L'Électricité et ses consommateurs. Actes du quatriéme colloque de l' Association pour l'histoire de l'électricité en France, Paris, 19–21 mai 1987. Paris: Association pour l'histoire de l'électricité en France, 1987. Pp. 312.
Robert L. Frost
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03 March 2009, pp. 200-202
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Family and the Female Life Course: The Women of Verviers, Belgium, 1849–1880. By George Alter. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. Pp. xiv, 226. $39.50, cloth; $24.25, paper.
Nancy Fitch
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03 March 2009, pp. 202-203
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The German Economy, 1945–1947: Charles P. Kindleberger's Letters From the Field. By Charles P. Kindleberger. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1989. Pp. lvi, 230. $30.00.
Alan S. Milward
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Africa, Asia, Australia - The African Poor: A History. By John Iliffe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Pp. ix, 387. $49.50, cloth; $14.95, paper.
Patrick Manning
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The Hindu Equilibrium. Vol. 1: Cultural Stability and Economic Stagnation. Vol. 2: Aspects of Indian Labour. By Deepak Lal. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Vol. 1: Pp. xxvii, 345. $69.00. Vol. 2: Pp. xii, 197. $45.00.
George Rosen
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03 March 2009, pp. 206-208
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Rising Damp: Sydney, 1870–90. By Shirley Fitzgerald. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Pp. xvi, 264. $42.50.
John C. Brown
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No Paradise for Workers: Capitalism and the Common People in Australia, 1788–1914. By Ken Buckley and Ted Wheelwright. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pp. vii, 296. $42.50.
Frank D. Lewis
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Latin America - The Leverage of Labor: Managing the Cortés Haciendas in Tehuantepec, 1588–1688. By Lolita Gutiérrez Brockington. Durham: Duke University Press, 1989. Pp. xxv, 245. $42.00.
John Frederick Schwaller
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03 March 2009, pp. 211-212
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British Capitalism and Caribbean Slavery: The Legacy of Eric Williams. Edited by Barbara L. Solow and Stanley L. Engerman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Pp. x, 345. $29.95.
Russell R. Menard
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03 March 2009, pp. 212-213
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Industry and Underdevelopment: The Industrialization of Mexico, 1890–1940. By Stephen H. Haber. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1989. Pp. xiv, 238. $35.00.
Steven Topik
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United States and Canada - Irish-American Trade, 1660–1783. By Thomas M. Truxes. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xiv, 448. $39.50.
Edwin J. Perkins
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03 March 2009, pp. 214-215
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Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. Edited by Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1989. Pp. xxi, 1634. $59.95.
Gavin Wright
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03 March 2009, pp. 215-217
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Brotherly Tomorrows: Movements for a Cooperative Society in America, 1820–1920. By Edward K. Spann. New York: Columbia University Press, 1989. Pp. xv, 354. $37.50.
Marcellus S. Snow
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The Material Basis of the Postbellum Tenant Plantation: Historical Archaeology in the South Carolina Piedmont. By Charles E. OrserJr, Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1988. Pp. xvii, 322. $35.00.
Lee J. Alston
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03 March 2009, pp. 219-220
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Taking the University to the People: Seventy-five Years of Cooperative Extension. By Wayne D. Rasmussen. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1989. Pp. x, 300. $24.95.
Robert Charles Graham
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British Technology and European Industrialization: The Norwegian Textile Industry in the Mid Nineteenth Century. By Kristine Bruland. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xi, 193. $39.50.

West Cumberland Coal, 1600–1982/3. By Oliver Wood. Kendall, England: Titus Wilson and Son, Ltd., 1988. Cumberland & Westmoreland Antiquarian & Archaelogical Society: Extra Series 24. Pp. 377.

East End, West End: The Face of Leeds During Urbanisation, 1684–1842. By Maurice Beresford. Leeds: The Thoresby Society, 1988. Pp. xxi, 562.

Trade and Shipping, Lord Inchcape, 1852–1932. By Stephanie Jones. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1989. Pp. xiii, 222. $59.95.

Industrialization, Family Life, and Class Relations: Saint-Chamond, 1815–1914. By Elinor Accampo. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989. Pp. xvii, 301. $35.00.

L'Électricité et ses consommateurs. Actes du quatriéme colloque de l' Association pour l'histoire de l'électricité en France, Paris, 19–21 mai 1987. Paris: Association pour l'histoire de l'électricité en France, 1987. Pp. 312.

Family and the Female Life Course: The Women of Verviers, Belgium, 1849–1880. By George Alter. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. Pp. xiv, 226. $39.50, cloth; $24.25, paper.

The German Economy, 1945–1947: Charles P. Kindleberger's Letters From the Field. By Charles P. Kindleberger. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1989. Pp. lvi, 230. $30.00.

Africa, Asia, Australia - The African Poor: A History. By John Iliffe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Pp. ix, 387. $49.50, cloth; $14.95, paper.

The Hindu Equilibrium. Vol. 1: Cultural Stability and Economic Stagnation. Vol. 2: Aspects of Indian Labour. By Deepak Lal. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Vol. 1: Pp. xxvii, 345. $69.00. Vol. 2: Pp. xii, 197. $45.00.

Rising Damp: Sydney, 1870–90. By Shirley Fitzgerald. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Pp. xvi, 264. $42.50.

No Paradise for Workers: Capitalism and the Common People in Australia, 1788–1914. By Ken Buckley and Ted Wheelwright. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pp. vii, 296. $42.50.

Latin America - The Leverage of Labor: Managing the Cortés Haciendas in Tehuantepec, 1588–1688. By Lolita Gutiérrez Brockington. Durham: Duke University Press, 1989. Pp. xxv, 245. $42.00.

British Capitalism and Caribbean Slavery: The Legacy of Eric Williams. Edited by Barbara L. Solow and Stanley L. Engerman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Pp. x, 345. $29.95.

Industry and Underdevelopment: The Industrialization of Mexico, 1890–1940. By Stephen H. Haber. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1989. Pp. xiv, 238. $35.00.

United States and Canada - Irish-American Trade, 1660–1783. By Thomas M. Truxes. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xiv, 448. $39.50.

Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. Edited by Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1989. Pp. xxi, 1634. $59.95.

Brotherly Tomorrows: Movements for a Cooperative Society in America, 1820–1920. By Edward K. Spann. New York: Columbia University Press, 1989. Pp. xv, 354. $37.50.

The Material Basis of the Postbellum Tenant Plantation: Historical Archaeology in the South Carolina Piedmont. By Charles E. OrserJr, Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1988. Pp. xvii, 322. $35.00.

Taking the University to the People: Seventy-five Years of Cooperative Extension. By Wayne D. Rasmussen. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1989. Pp. x, 300. $24.95.

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