Preindustrial businesses: the time of the merchant -- The many paths to industrialization -- British and German businesses during industrialization -- Big and small businesses in industrializing America -- Japanese and Chinese businesses during industrialization -- American, British, and German...

H.J. Habakkuk, a bibliography -- Introduction / F.M.L. Thompson -- English and French landowners, 1688-1789 / P.K. O'Brien and D. Heath -- A world elsewhere / J.R.T. Hughes -- The decline of the small landowner in England and Wales, 1660-1900 / J.V. Beckett -- Henry Hoare, banker, his family and...