The First Industrial Revolutions (The nature of industrialization)

Mathias, Peter; Davis, John A.

ISBN 10: 0631160388 / ISBN 13: 9780631160380

Published by Wileyâ€"Blackwell, 1990

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Title: The First Industrial Revolutions (The nature...

Publisher: Wileyâ "Blackwell

Publication Date: 1990

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.

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Synopsis:

This is the first volume in the new series The Nature of Industrialization". It provides a critical review of controversy over the established interpretations of industrialization processes in Britain and Europe before 1950. This book starts off with a general critical discussion of conventional images of the industrial revolution in Britain and the relations between industrialization in England and in Europe during this period. Following essays offer more detailed analysis of five specific themes: how industrialization was financed; transport; agriculture; population; and the transformation of work under European industrialization, there is also some comparative discussion of Europe's relations with the rest of the world. This book provides an introduction to recent groundbreaking work on the nature and causes of industrialization. It is also an introduction to the series as a whole; many of the issues raised here in the context of the first industrial revolution will be taken up on a thematic and comparative basis in subsequent volumes. " (Publisher)

About the Author:

Patrick A. Davis is the national and "New York Times" bestselling author of six previous novels: "The Commander, A Slow Walk to Hell, A Long Day for Dying, The Colonel, The General, " and "The Passenger." He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and the Army Command and General Staff College, and a former Air Force major who flew during the Gulf War. He helped plan and direct U-2 surveillance operations for Operation Desert Storm and flew eleven combat sorties. He is a former pilot with a major airline.