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The birth of industrial Britain : social change, 1750-1850 /

By: Morgan, Kenneth, 1953-
Material type: BookPublisher: Harlow, UK : Pearson Longman, 2011.Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxxv, 167 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781408230954 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Industrialization -- Great Britain -- History | Industrial revolution -- Great Britain -- History | Industries -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century | Industries -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 330.941/07 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
The Industrial Revolution had a profound and lasting effect on socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain. The Birth of Industrial Britain examines the impact of early industrialisation on British society in the century before 1850, coinciding with Britain's transition from a late pre-industrial economy to one based on industrialisation and urbanisation. This fully revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive range of pedagogical material to support the text, including a Glossary of terms, people and parliamentary acts, new primary source documents and a brand new Chronology and ‘Who's Who' section. The Birth of Industrial Britain provides an essential up-to-date synthesis of the impact of the Industrial Revolution on British society for students at all levels.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Industrial Revolution had a profound and lasting effect on socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain. The Birth of Industrial Britain examines the impact of early industrialisation on British society in the century before 1850, coinciding with Britain's transition from a late pre-industrial economy to one based on industrialisation and urbanisation. This fully revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive range of pedagogical material to support the text, including a Glossary of terms, people and parliamentary acts, new primary source documents and a brand new Chronology and ‘Who's Who' section. The Birth of Industrial Britain provides an essential up-to-date synthesis of the impact of the Industrial Revolution on British society for students at all levels.

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