Making Sense of the Industrial Revolution

Download or read book Making Sense of the Industrial Revolution written by Steven King and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2001-07-06 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and innovative book on the Industrial Revolution uses carefully chosen case studies, illustrated with extracts from contemporary documents, to offer new perspectives on the process and impact of industrialization. The authors look at the development of economic structures, the financing of the Industrial Revolution, technological advances, markets and demand, and agricultural progress. The book also deals with changes in demography, the household, families, and the built environment.