Energy and the English Industrial Revolution (Hardcover)

The industrial revolution transformed the productive power of societies. It did so by vastly increasing the individual productivity, thus delivering whole populations from poverty. In this new account by one of the world's acknowledged authorities the central issue is not simply how the revolution began but still more why it did not quickly end. The answer lay in the use of a new source of energy. Pre-industrial societies had access only to very limited energy supplies. As long as mechanical energy came principally from human or animal muscle and heat energy from wood, the maximum attainable level of productivity was bound to be low. Exploitation of a new source of energy in the form of coal provided an escape route from the constraints of an organic economy but also brought novel dangers. Since this happened first in England, its experience has a special fascination, though other countries rapidly followed suit.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	E. A. Wrigley
Dimensions:	229 x 150 x 152mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-76693-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Coal & solid fuel industries Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Promotions
LSN:	0-521-76693-1
Barcode:	9780521766937

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