The Age of Manufactures, 1700-1820 - Industry, Innovation and Work in Britain (Paperback, 2nd edition)

This new edition provides an alternative overview of 18th-century British economy. Recent macroeconomic history has discounted many of the achievements of the Industrial Revolution, but this text dissects the characteristics and processes of industry in the 18th century. A male industrial revolution has been presented as the general experience, but new industries, notably in textiles and metal products, were primarily employers of women. This work gives these industries and their workforce due prominence. Technologies, work processes, labour forces and markets shifted in a variety of directions and forms to create a sector of dynamic new initiatives alongside stable and declining crafts. The key to the Industrial Revolution lies in the sources of technological creativity and the structures of industrial communities. The rise of the factory system was one result. This text reasserts the primacy of the industrial experience to Britain's economic history.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Maxine Berg
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-06935-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN:	0-415-06935-1
Barcode:	9780415069359

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