| Industry and Empire: The Birth of the Industrial Revolution Rev and Updated Edition Contributor(s): Hobsbawm, Eric (Author), Wrigley, Chris (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1565845617 ISBN-13: 9781565845619 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: An updated edition of the classic study of the Industrial Revolution |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions |
| Dewey: 330.942 |
| LCCN: 2003389298 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.51" W x 8.54" (1.17 lbs) 411 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Premier historian Eric Hobsbawm's brilliant study of the Industrial Revolution, which sold more than a quarter of a million copies in its original edition, is now back in print, updated for a new generation. 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 from domination, its special relation with the rest of the world, and the effects of this trajectory on the lives of its ordinary citizens. This new edition includes a fascinating summary of events of the last twenty years, and an illuminating new conclusion. |