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The Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Robert C. Allen
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Description for The Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Paperback. The Industrial Revolution was one of the great, transforming events of world history. Robert C. Allen explains what happened during this period, and why. He asks why the revolution occured in Britain rather than other countries, and looks at the impact of changing technology and business organizations on contemporary social structures. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBT; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
The 'Industrial Revolution' was a pivotal point in British history that occurred between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and led to far reaching transformations of society. With the advent of revolutionary manufacturing technology productivity boomed. Machines were used to spin and weave cloth, steam engines were used to provide reliable power, and industry was fed by the construction of the first railways, a great network of arteries feeding the factories. Cities grew as people shifted from agriculture to industry and commerce. Hand in hand with the growth of cities came rising levels of pollution and disease. Many people ... Read more
The 'Industrial Revolution' was a pivotal point in British history that occurred between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and led to far reaching transformations of society. With the advent of revolutionary manufacturing technology productivity boomed. Machines were used to spin and weave cloth, steam engines were used to provide reliable power, and industry was fed by the construction of the first railways, a great network of arteries feeding the factories. Cities grew as people shifted from agriculture to industry and commerce. Hand in hand with the growth of cities came rising levels of pollution and disease. Many people ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198706786
SKU
V9780198706786
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99-20
About Robert C. Allen
Bob Allen is Global Distinguished Professor of Economic History at New York University, Abu Dhabi, and a Senior Research Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. Allen has written on English agricultural history, international competition in the steel industry, the extinction of whales, and contemporary policies on education. His articles have won the Cole Prize, the Redlich Prize, and the Explorations ... Read more
Reviews for The Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
An authoritative overview of recent perspectives on the Industrial Revolution which is very clearly written and a pleasure to read.
Nick Crafts, Professor of Economic History, University of Warwick
Nick Crafts, Professor of Economic History, University of Warwick