Author

Publication

2010 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

49,000 words, Guess

Page Count

196 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780230579262
  • ISBN-100230579264
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010032626
  • OCLC Control Number654814988
  • Better World BooksO9-AAV-937
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Classifications

  • DDC330.941/081
  • LCCHC255 .G84 2010

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.

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Other Editions

  • A short history of the British Industrial RevolutionPalgrave Macmillan2010-01-01

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