England was the world's first great industrial nation. Yet the
English have never been comfortable with industrialism. Drawing
upon a wide array of sources, Martin Wiener explores the English
ambivalence to modern industrial society. His work reveals a
pervasive middle- and upper-class frame of mind hostile to
industrialism and economic growth. From the middle of the
nineteenth century to the present, this frame of mind shaped a
broad spectrum of cultural expression, including literature,
journalism, and architecture, as well as social, historical, and
economic thought. Now in a new edition, Wiener reflects on the
original debate surrounding the work and examines the
historiography of the last twenty years. Written in a graceful and
accessible style, with reference to a broad range of people and
ideas, this book will be of interest to all readers who wish to
understand the development - and predicament - of modern England.
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