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ISBN: 9780713999181 - Britain's War Machine Britain's War Machine
David Edgerton

ISBN10: 0713999187  ISBN13: 9780713999181
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Allen Lane
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 31 Mar 2011
The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. This title shows the conflict in a different view, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of... More

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ISBN: 9780521672313 - Warfare State Warfare State
David Edgerton

ISBN10: 0521672317  ISBN13: 9780521672313
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 08 Dec 2005
Alternative account of the development of one of the greatest states of the twentieth century. A challenge to the central theme of the existing histories of twentieth-century Britain, that the British state was a welfare state, this book argues... More

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ISBN: 9780141026107 - Britain's War Machine Britain's War Machine
David Edgerton

ISBN10: 0141026103  ISBN13: 9780141026107
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 29 Mar 2012
The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. This title shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its... More

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ISBN: 9781861973061 - The Shock of the Old The Shock of the Old
David Edgerton

ISBN10: 1861973063  ISBN13: 9781861973061
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 10 Jan 2008
Presents the history of technology that casts aside the usual stories of inventions and focuses instead on what people actually use. This book assesses the relationship of technology and society, using unrecognized examples such as Spanish... More

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ISBN: 9780521856362 - Warfare State Warfare State
David Edgerton

ISBN10: 0521856361  ISBN13: 9780521856362
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 08 Dec 2005
This book challenges the central theme of the existing histories of twentieth-century Britain, that the British state was a welfare state. It argues that it was also a warfare state, which supported a powerful armaments industry. This insight... More

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ISBN: 9780521577786 - Science, Technology and the British Industrial 'Decline', 1870-1970 Science, Technology and the British Industrial 'Decline', 1870-1970
David Edgerton Kirby, Maurice

ISBN10: 0521577780  ISBN13: 9780521577786
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 28 Jun 1996
A comprehensive survey of the history of British science and technology since 1870 in relation to economic performance. The place of science and technology in the British economy and society is widely seen as critical to our understanding of the... More

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ISBN: 9781848559028 - Measurement Error Measurement Error
Jane Binner, David Edgerton, Thomas Elger

ISBN10: 184855902X  ISBN13: 9781848559028
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 22 Oct 2009
The conference, 'Measurement Error: Econometrics and Practice' was recently hosted by Aston University and organised jointly by researchers from Aston University and Lund University to highlight the enormous problems caused by measurement error in... More

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ISBN: 9781861972965 - The Shock of the Old The Shock of the Old
David Edgerton

ISBN10: 1861972962  ISBN13: 9781861972965
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 07 Dec 2006
Offers a global account of the place of technology in twentieth century history. This book aims to challenge the idea that we live in an era of ever increasing change, and so dismisses naivetes about 'the information age'. Interweaving political... More

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ISBN: 9780333550229 - England and the Aeroplane England and the Aeroplane
David Edgerton

ISBN10: 0333550226  ISBN13: 9780333550229
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 23 Aug 1991
Argues that 20th century England should be seen as a technological, industrial and militant nation. The book explores the strategic, cultural and political reasons for this, highlighting English liberal militarism. This essay argues that 20th... More

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ISBN: 9780333569214 - England and the Aeroplane England and the Aeroplane
David Edgerton

ISBN10: 0333569210  ISBN13: 9780333569214
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 23 Aug 1991
Argues that 20th century England should be seen as a technological, industrial and militant nation. The book explores the strategic, cultural and political reasons for this, highlighting English liberal militarism. This essay argues that 20th... More