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

King, Steven ; Timmins, Geoffrey

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9780719050213: Making Sense of the Industrial Revolution: English Economy and Society 1700-1850 (Manchester Studies in Modern History)

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ISBN 10: 0719050219 ISBN 13: 9780719050213

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2001

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This comprehensive and innovative book on the Industrial Revolution uses carefully chosen case studies, illustrated with extracts from contemporary documents, to offer new perspectives on the process and impact of industrialization. The authors look at the development of economic structures, the financing of the Industrial Revolution, technological advances, markets and demand, and agricultural progress. The book also deals with changes in demography, the household, families, and the built environment.

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About the Author

Steven King is Lecturer in History at Oxford Brookes University.

Geoffrey Timmins is Principal Lecturer in History at the University of Central Lancashire.

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Publisher

Manchester University Press

Publication date

2001

Language

English

ISBN 10

0719050219

ISBN 13

9780719050213

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