Continuity, Chance and Change
The Character of the Industrial Revolution in England
- Author: E. A. Wrigley, All Souls College, Oxford
- Date Published: December 1990
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521396578
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The Industrial Revolution brought into being a distinct world, a world of greater affluence, longevity and mobility, an urban rather than a rural world. But the great surge of economic growth was balanced against severe constraints on the opportunities for expansion, revealing an intriguing paradox. This book, published to considerable critical acclaim, explores the paradox and attempts to provide a distinct model' of the changes that comprised the industrial revolution.
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- Provides a completely new perspective on the effects of the Industrial Revolution
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'… an intellectual breakthrough which, like it or not, will influence all our thinking in the future … Brief though it is, the book makes a profound impression. Much research will be necessary to extend and modify it, but here undoubtedly is a major contribution of our time.' Sidney Pollard, Economic History Review
See more reviews'General history is often interesting, but rarely important and searching. Continuity, Chance and Change succeeds on all three counts.' Julian Hoppit, The Times Higher Education Supplement
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- Date Published: December 1990
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521396578
- length: 156 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 139 x 10 mm
- weight: 0.19kg
- contains: 3 b/w illus. 5 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of figures and tables
Introduction
1. Definitions and concepts
2. The advanced organised economy
3. The mineral-based energy economy
4. Numbers and notions
References
Index.
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