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Jane Humphries Editor & Author

Edited by Jane Humphries, Fellow of Newnham College, University of Cambridge, UK

Amartya Sen's Work and Ideas cover

Amartya Sen's Work and Ideas

3 contributors - Hardback

£145.00

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain cover

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain

3 contributors - Paperback

£41.00

Amartya Sen's Work and Ideas cover

Amartya Sen's Work and Ideas

3 contributors - Paperback

£43.99

The Dilemmas of Lone Motherhood cover

The Dilemmas of Lone Motherhood

3 contributors - Paperback

£28.99

Childhood and Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution cover

Childhood and Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution

Jane Humphries - Hardback

£125.00

The Dilemmas of Lone Motherhood cover

The Dilemmas of Lone Motherhood

3 contributors - Hardback

£89.99

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain 2 Volume Hardback Set cover

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain 2 Volume Hardback Set

3 contributors - Set / collection

£125.00

Childhood and Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution cover

Childhood and Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution

Jane Humphries - Paperback

£29.00

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain cover

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain

3 contributors - Paperback

£41.00

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain cover

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain

3 contributors - Hardback

£83.00

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain cover

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain

3 contributors - Hardback

£83.00