Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-179) and index.
Contents
Preface -- Timeline -- Historical overview -- The industrial revolution : A to Z -- Primary documents -- Key questions -- Question 1: why was england first to industrialize? -- Question 2: was the exploitation of the working classes necessary to have an industrial revolution? -- Question 3: Could an industrial revolution have taken place without European colonialism and imperialism? -- Select annotated bibliography -- Index -- About the author and contributors.
