The First Industrial Revolutions by Peter Mathias, John Davis - 9780631160397

The First Industrial RevolutionsAuthor(s): Peter Mathias, John Davis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780631160397, 978-0631160397\nSynopsis\nThis is the first volume in the new series \""The Nature of Industrialization\"". It provides a critical review of controversy over the established interpretations of industrialization processes in Britain and Europe before 1950. This book starts off with a general critical discussion of conventional images of the industrial revolution in Britain and the relations between industrialization in England and in Europe during this period. Following essays offer more detailed analysis of five specific themes: how industrialization was financed; transport; agriculture; population; and the transformation of work under European industrialization, there is also some comparative discussion of Europe's relations with the rest of the world. This book provides an introduction to recent .