A short history of the British Industrial Revolution
By: Emma Griffin
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780230579262
Subjects: Social conditions; Industrial revolution; Economic conditions
Description: "This book explains why the Industrial Revolution remains a pivotal event in world history - the moment at which one small country succeeded in freeing the majority of its people from subsistence living. This succinct introduction explains what the Industrial Revolution was, when exactly it occurred and why it happened in Britain first." -- Publisher's information.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-190) and index.