A Guide to Britain's Industrial Past
Author | : Brian J. Bailey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 187 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780905483436 |
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Author | : Brian J. Bailey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 187 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780905483436 |
Author | : Fred Dibnah |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780563384823 |
Accompanying the television series, Fred Dibnah tells Britain's industrial history and picks out the machinery that made history. Travelling throughout Britain, Dibnah describes what life was really like for people in the industrial age and provides a list of industrial heritage sites to visit.
Author | : Anthony Burton |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780393325522 |
A fascinating photographic chronicle of Britain's industrial heritage.
Author | : Fiona MacDonald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780749680954 |
This is a richly illustrated guide to life in Britain in the industrial revolution, using as a starting point the sites and artifacts that have survived to build up a picture of everyday life at the time.
Author | : Richard Mann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2003-07-01 |
Genre | : Industrial sites |
ISBN | : 9780921333630 |
Author | : Kenneth Morgan |
Publisher | : Longman Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
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.
Author | : British railways board central advertising services |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Patrick O'Brien |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1993-01-29 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780521437448 |
This text is a wide-ranging survey of the principal economic and social aspects of the first Industrial Revolution.
Author | : 50minutes, |
Publisher | : 50Minutes.com |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 2017-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 2806289971 |
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Industrial Revolution in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Industrial Revolution. In the second half of the 18th century, industrial production in Britain skyrocketed, resulting in profound economic and social changes. The technical developments responsible for this dizzying progress soon spread across Europe and the USA, changing the face of society in these countries. The Industrial Revolution shaped the modern world, and continues to have a major impact on our lives today. In just 50 minutes you will: • Learn about key figures in the Industrial Revolution, including James Watt and Thomas Edison • Find out about the main developments that took place in this period and their impact on industrial production • Analyse the economic and social consequences of the Industrial Revolution, including urban poverty and a rising birth rate ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | History & Culture 50MINUTES.COM will enable you to quickly understand the main events, people, conflicts and discoveries from world history that have shaped the world we live in today. Our publications present the key information on a wide variety of topics in a quick and accessible way that is guaranteed to save you time on your journey of discovery.
Author | : John Hannavy |
Publisher | : PiXZ Books |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2015-02-16 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780857100931 |
In this book, the author focuses on the golden age of British industry, from the 18th to the 21st centuries. Featuring canals, mining, iron and steel, railways, shipbuilding and shipping, manufacturing and road transport, and with a comprehensive gazetteer of the principal sites open to the public, this handy-sized pocket guide is the ideal companion in exploring the rich heritage of Britain's glorious industrial past.