Industry and empire : the making of modern English society, vol. II, 1750 to the present day / [by] E. J. Hobsbawm.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Pantheon Books, 1968.Edition: First American editionDescription: 336 pages : contains charts and maps ; 22 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.942
LOC classification:
  • HC 253 .H57 1968
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Contents:
1. Britain in 1750 -- 2. Origin of the Industrial Revolution -- 3. The Industrial Revolution 1780-1840 -- 4. The human results of the Industrial Revolution 1750-1850. -- 5. Agriculture 1750-1850 -- 6. Industrialization: the second phase 1840-95 -- 7. Britain in the world economy -- 8. Standards of living 1850-1914 -- 9. The beginnings of decline -- 10. The land 1850-1960 -- 11. Between the wars -- 12. Government and economy -- 13. The long boom -- 14. Society since 1914 -- The other Britain
Summary: "In Industry and Empire, Hobsbawm explores the origin and dramatic course of the Industrial Revolution over two hundred and fifty years and its influence on social and political institutions. He describes and accounts for Britain’s rise as the first industrial power, its decline from domination, its special relation with the rest of the world, and the effects of this trajectory on the lives of its ordinary citizens." -- Amazon Book Summary
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-319).

1. Britain in 1750 -- 2. Origin of the Industrial Revolution -- 3. The Industrial Revolution 1780-1840 -- 4. The human results of the Industrial Revolution 1750-1850. -- 5. Agriculture 1750-1850 -- 6. Industrialization: the second phase 1840-95 -- 7. Britain in the world economy -- 8. Standards of living 1850-1914 -- 9. The beginnings of decline -- 10. The land 1850-1960 -- 11. Between the wars -- 12. Government and economy -- 13. The long boom -- 14. Society since 1914 -- The other Britain

"In Industry and Empire, Hobsbawm explores the origin and dramatic course of the Industrial Revolution over two hundred and fifty years and its influence on social and political institutions. He describes and accounts for Britain’s rise as the first industrial power, its decline from domination, its special relation with the rest of the world, and the effects of this trajectory on the lives of its ordinary citizens." -- Amazon Book Summary

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