Industry and Empire: From 1750 to the Present DayThis outstanding history describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries) and the effects of all these on the life of the British people. |
Contents
Introduction | |
Britain in | |
Origin of the Industrial Revolution | |
The Industrial Revolution 17801840 | |
The Human Results of the Industrial Revolution 17501850 | |
Agriculture 17501850 | |
Britain in the World Economy | |
The Land 18501960 | |
Between the Wars | |
Government and Economy 13 The Long Boom | |
Society Since 1914 | |
The Other Britain | |
A Harsher Economic Climate | |
Conclusion | |
Diagrams Further Reading | |
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