by PatHudson (Author)
This is an introduction to the Industrial Revolution which offers an integrated account of the economic and social aspects of change during the period. Recent revisionist thinking has implied that fundamental change in economic, social and political life at the time of the Industrial Revolution was minimal or non-existent. The author challenges this interpretation, arguing that the process of revision has gone too far; emphasizing continuity at the expense of change and neglecting many historically unique features of the economy and society. Elements given short shrift in many current interpretations are reassigned their central roles.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 19 Mar 1992
ISBN 10: 0713165316
ISBN 13: 9780713165319
Pat Hudson is Professor of Economics and Social History at the University of Liverpool.