The Industrial Revolution : : a Very Short Introduction
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Then and now -- The pre-Industrial Revolution, 1500-1700 -- Why the Industrial Revolution was British -- The condition of England -- Reform and democracy -- The spread of the Industrial Revolution abroad.
"The Industrial Revolution was one of the great, transforming events of world history. Robert C. Allen explains what happened during this period, and why. He asks why the revolution occured in Britain rather than other countries, and looks at the impact of changing technology and business organizations on contemporary social structures."--Publisher's description.
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A very short introduction
509.
PUBLISHED
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Year Published: 2017
Description: xviii, 150 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0198706782
9780198706786
SUBJECTS
Industrial revolution -- Great Britain.