For both contemporaries and later historians the Industrial Revolution is viewed as a turning point in modern British history. There is no doubt that change occurred, but what was the nature of that change and how did it affect rural and urban society? Beginning with an examination of the nature of history and Britain in 1700, this volume focuses on the economic and social aspects of the Industrial Revolution. It emphasizes British history, and deals with developments in Wales, Scotland and Ireland in their own right. It is the emphasis on the diversity, not the uniformity of experience, on...
For both contemporaries and later historians the Industrial Revolution is viewed as a turning point in modern British history. There is no doubt that ...
In this, the second part of his history of the Industrial Revolution, Richard Brown examines the political and religious developments which took place in Britain between the 1780s and 1840s in terms of the aristocratic elite and through the expression of alternative radical ideologies.
In this, the second part of his history of the Industrial Revolution, Richard Brown examines the political and religious developments which took place...
