The Industrial Revolution in the Eighteenth Century: An outline of the beginnings of the modern factory system in England

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Routledge, Nov 5, 2013 - Business & Economics - 552 pages

This classic volume, first published in 1928, is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the Industrial Revolution. Arranged in three distinct parts, it covers:

* Preparatory Changes
* Inventions and Factories
* The Immediate Consequences.

A valuable reference, it is, as Professor T. S. Ashton says in his preface to this work, 'in both its architecture and detail this volume is by far the best introduction to the subject in any language... one of a few works on economic history that can justly be spoken of as classics'.

 

Contents

PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION
19
Publishers Note
22
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
23
INTRODUCTION
25
PART I Preparatory Changes
45
PART II Inventions and Factories
187
PART III The Immediate Consequences
339
CONCLUSION
474
BIBLIOGRAPHY
478
SUPPLEMENT TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHY
507
INDEX
517
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