The Industrial Revolution

by Pat Hudson

Overview

This is an introduction to the Industrial Revolution which offers an integrated account of the economic and social aspects of change during the period. Recent revisionist thinking has implied that fundamental change in economic, social and political life at the time of the Industrial Revolution was minimal or non-existent. The author challenges this interpretation, arguing that the process of revision has gone too far; emphasizing continuity at the expense of change and neglecting many historically unique features of the economy and society. Elements given short shrift in many current interpretations are reassigned their central roles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474228893
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	09/25/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Pat Hudson is Emeritus Professor of History at Cardiff University, UK.

Editorial Reviews

“Students will find this volume demanding and challenging, but their perceptions of both the Industrial Revolution controversy and eighteenth- and nineteenth-century social, economic and industrial history will emerge enlightened and their interest in the period stimulated.” —Business History

“This is a textbook but one that can be read with profit by both professionals and students... Hudson frequently succeeds in neatly summarizing complex discussions. She brings her surveys of the literature right up to date and her knowledge of recent work is impressive... a lively and well-written text.” —The Economic History Review

From the Publisher

Students will find this volume demanding and challenging, but their perceptions of both the Industrial Revolution controversy and eighteenth- and nineteenth-century social, economic and industrial history will emerge enlightened and their interest in the period stimulated.

Business History

This is a textbook but one that can be read with profit by both professionals and students... Hudson frequently succeeds in neatly summarizing complex discussions. She brings her surveys of the literature right up to date and her knowledge of recent work is impressive... a lively and well-written text.

The Economic History Review