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The Industrial Revolution (Reading History)
Prof. Pat Hudson
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Description for The Industrial Revolution (Reading History)
Paperback. This is an introduction to the Industrial Revolution which offers an integrated account of the economic and social aspects of change during the period. Series: Reading History. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ; KN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
This is an introduction to the Industrial Revolution which offers an integrated account of the economic and social aspects of change during the period. Recent revisionist thinking has implied that fundamental change in economic, social and political life at the time of the Industrial Revolution was minimal or non-existent. The author challenges this interpretation, arguing that the process of revision has gone too far; emphasizing continuity at the expense of change and neglecting many historically unique features of the economy and society. Elements given short shrift in many current interpretations are reassigned their central roles.
This is an introduction to the Industrial Revolution which offers an integrated account of the economic and social aspects of change during the period. Recent revisionist thinking has implied that fundamental change in economic, social and political life at the time of the Industrial Revolution was minimal or non-existent. The author challenges this interpretation, arguing that the process of revision has gone too far; emphasizing continuity at the expense of change and neglecting many historically unique features of the economy and society. Elements given short shrift in many current interpretations are reassigned their central roles.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Reading History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780713165319
SKU
V9780713165319
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About Prof. Pat Hudson
Pat Hudson is Emeritus Professor of History at Cardiff University, UK.
Reviews for The Industrial Revolution (Reading History)
'Students will find this volume demanding and challenging, but their perceptions of both the Industrial Revolution controversy and eighteenth- and nineteenth-century social, economic and industrial history will emerge enlightened and their interest in the period stimulated.' Business History 'This is a textbook but one that can be read with profit by both professionals and students...Hudson frequently succeeds in neatly summarizing complex discussions. She brings her surveys of the literature right up-to-date and her knowledge of recent work is impressive...a lively and well-written text.' Economic History Review