Title:
The British industrial revolution / Alan Allport.
Author:
Allport, Alan, 1970-
Publication Information:
New York : Chelsea House, c2011.
Call Number:
HC255 .A73 2011
Abstract:
Explains how and why the Industrial Revolution occurred and examines its impact on the people of the time as well as the world today.
ISBN:
9781604134988
Series:
Milestones in modern world history
Physical Description:
126 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: the Great Exhibition -- Britain before the industrial revolution -- The capitalist and consumer revolutions -- The revolution in farming -- The textile revolution -- The age of iron and steam -- The rise of the industrial city -- The demand for reforms -- Conclusion: an industrialized world.
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