Making Sense of the Industrial Revolution: English Economy and Society 1700-1850 (Manchester Studies in Modern History)

Making Sense of the Industrial Revolution: English Economy and Society 1700-1850 (Manchester Studies in Modern History)

by Geoffrey Timmins (Author), Geoffrey Timmins (Author), Steven King (Author)

Synopsis

Presents a new perspective on the Industrial Revolution providing far more than just an account of industrial change. Looks at the development of the economic structures and includes chapters on financing the revolution, technological change, markets and demand, transport and food. The final section looks at economic change and its impact and includes chapters on demography, the household, families, authority and regulation, and the built environment. Providing a complete summary of the various debates in the literature on this period, making a strong case for re-introducing a regional approach to the history of the age.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 424
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 26 Apr 2001

ISBN 10: 0719050227
ISBN 13: 9780719050220

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The authors deliver on the promise they make in their title...a good resource for any scholar.... --Lindy Biggs, Technology and Culture
Author Bio
Steven King is Lecturer in History at Oxford Brookes University. Geoffrey Timmins is Principal Lecturer in History at the University of Central Lancashire