Britain's industrial revolution :

Trinder, Barrie,

Britain's industrial revolution : the making of a manufacturing people, 1700-1870 / Barrie Trinder. - xii, 676 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A general overview of the industrial revolution across the British Isles. The industrial revolution was one of the defining changes of human history, and it happened in Britain first. It radically changed the way goods were made, and led to new ways of working and living, creating the country and society we recognise today.

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Industrial revolution--Great Britain.
Economics.
Economics.


Great Britain--Economic conditions--1760-1860.
Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century.
Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.