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Author Allen, Robert C., 1947- author.

Title The Industrial revolution : a very short introduction / Robert C Allen.

Publication Info. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  338.0941 ALLEN    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 150 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Series A very short introduction ; 509
Very short introductions ; 509.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-141) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary "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.
Subject Industrial revolution -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Economic conditions.
Great Britain -- Social conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
Industrial revolution. (OCoLC)fst00971658
Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
ISBN 0198706782 (paperback)
9780198706786 (paperback)
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