Trilogy of Industrialization Processes in the Nineteenth Century

The industrial revolution in Great Britain was the first example of the transition to a modern industrial economy. Certain features of this transition were later copied and modified by other coutries undergoing the same process. This book considers the main similarities and differences in the process of industrialization, grouping the main countries

Sidney Pollard began his studies at the London School of Economics. From 1950 to 1980 he taught at the University of Sheffield, after 1963 as Professor of Economic History. Since 1980 he has been Professor of Economic History at the University of Bielefeld, West Germany.