'No other group of workers in the history of the English working-class has received more sympathy and less scholarly attention than the handloom weavers of the Lancashire cotton industry during the Industrial Revolution.' Mr Bythell's is a detailed study of this important group.…
'No other group of workers in the history of the English working-class has received more sympathy and less scholarly attention than the handloom weavers of the Lancashire cotton industry during the Industrial Revolution.' Mr Bythell's is a detailed study of this important group.…
This work describes Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer, its relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries), and the effects of all these on the life of the British pe…
Industry and empire: from 1750 to the present day
by Hobsbawm, Eric John, Wrigley, Chris
fromPenguin books
Industry and Empire: from 1750 to the present day
by Hobsbawm, Eric John, Wrigley, Chris
fromPenguin books
"The Industrial Revolution marks the most fundamental transformation of human life in the history of the world recorded in written documents". In no nation was the change greater than in Britain, which for a while held a position of unparalleled global influence and power. In th…
"Eric Hobsbawm explores the origin and dramatic course of the Industrial Revolution over two hundred and fifty years and its influence on Britain's social and political institutions and on society in general. He argues that the country's relative decline this century is due to i…
"In Industry and Empire, Hobsbawm explores the origin and dramatic course of the industrial Revolution over two hundred and fifty years and its influence on social and political institutions. He describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the first industrial power, its decline…