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Download or read book Technological Diffusion and Industrialisation Before 1914 written by A. G. Kenwood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1982 this is an introductory study of the international spread of modern industrial technology. The book considers the preconditions necessary for a country to adopt effectively modern industrial technology in the nineteenth century and the mechanisms by which this technology spread from one country to another. A global view is adopted and thus the book supplements others which are concerned with the industrial developmet of individual countries during the same period. It will be invaluable to anyone seeking an understanding of the early history of capitalism.