The Birth of Industrial Britain: Social Change, 1750-1850
The Industrial Revolution is one of the great watersheds in British history.\ The Birth of Industrial Britain examines the impact of early industrialisation on British society in the century before 1850. This time period coincides with Britain¿s transition from a late pre-industrial economy to one based on industrialisation and urbanisation.\ Written in a clear and accessible manner, the book deals in detail with the following topics:\ \ work and leisure\ living and health standards\...
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The companion volume to The Birth of Industrial Britain: Economic Change, together they provide a comprehensive guide to Britain's development as the first industrial power. This volume focuses on the social impact of early industrializaton on the population and looks at living standards, work and leisure, crime and the law, religion, education, the Poor Law and popular protest. An excellent introduction providing a clear and readable account for students of modern British social and economic history.
Pt. 1Introduction11The birth of industrial Britain3Pt. 2Analysis52Work and leisure73Living and health standards214Religion and society345Popular education476The old and new poor laws597Popular protest738Crime, justice and punishment87Pt. 3Assessment1019Conclusion103Pt. 4Documents107
\ From the Publisher'A comprehensive overview of the social consequenses of rising industrial and economic growth in Britain from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries.'\ International Review of Social History\ \ \
