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International Historical Statistics

1750-2005: Americas

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About this book

International Historical Statistics; Americas 1750-2005 is the latest edition of the most authoritative collection of statistics available. Updated to 2005 wherever possible, it provides key economic and social indicators for the last 255 years for countries on the American continent, serving as an essential reference source.

Reviews

Reviews of previous editions of the International Historical Statistics series:

'This excellent reference work will alleviate the difficulty of identifying sources and the often frustrating task of extracting comparable data from disparate origins. Particularly recommended for college and research libraries.' - Library Journal

'Remain[s] the most important general historical source' - Choice

'Monumental in scale yet well set out and easy to use' - Social History

About the author

Dr BRIAN MITCHELL is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, UK, and lectured in the Economics Facility at the University of Cambridge from 1967 to his retirement in 1991. His previous publications include Abstract of British Historical Statistics with Phyllis Deane (1962), Second Abstract of British Historical Statistics with H.G.Jones (1971), British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1964 with Klaus Boehm (1966), Economic Developments of the British Coal Industry 1800-1914 (1984) and British Historical Statistics (1988) as well as previous editions of the International Historical Statistics series.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: International Historical Statistics

  • Book Subtitle: 1750-2005: Americas

  • Authors: Brian Mitchell

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-00513-6Due: 19 November 2007

  • Edition Number: 6

  • Number of Pages: 1120

  • Topics: History of the Americas, Historiography and Method, Methodology of the Social Sciences

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